BREAKING: Putin’s post-coup purge begins. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force Surovikin & his Deputy have been arrested for treason!

The Defense Ministry has yet to comment on the alleged arrest of Surovikin, who has not been seen in public since Saturday, when Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched an armed rebellion against Russia's military leadership.

"The situation with him was not 'OK.' For the authorities. I can't say anything more," one of the sources said.

According to the second source, the arrest was carried out "in the context of Prigozhin."

"Apparently, he [Surovikin] chose Prigozhin's side during the uprising, and they've gotten him by the balls," the source said.

When asked about the general's current whereabouts, the Kremlin source replied: "We are not even commenting on this information through our internal channels."

Earlier Wednesday, pro-war military blogger Vladimir Romanov said Surovikin was detained Sunday, the day after Prigozhin's aborted mutiny.

Romanov claimed that Surovikin is now being held in Moscow's Lefortovo detention center.

Alexei Venediktov, editor-in-chief of the Ekho Moskvy radio station that has been shuttered by State Censors wrote that Surovikin has not been in contact with his family for three days and that his guards are not responsive.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that Surovikin had prior knowledge of Prigozhin's plan to instigate a rebellion against Russia's military leadership.

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