The senior Russian military chief - known as General Armageddon - was serving as deputy commander of Russian forces in Ukraine but vanished after Yevgeny Prigozhin's aborted uprising. Does a new photo show him alive and well?
Sky News has not yet been able to verify the photo, which shows a man in sunglasses and a cap walking alongside aA second report, published by prominent independent Russian journalist Alexei Venediktov on his Telegram channel, said:"General Surovikin is at home with his family. He is on leave and available to the defence ministry.
He went on to lead Russian forces' intervention during the Syrian War in 2017, where he is accused of complicity in the indiscriminate bombing of opposition fighters and of overseeing chemical weapons attacks, in a campaign thought to have been pivotal in helping Syria's government regain control over most of the country.
Nicknamed"General Armageddon" by the Russian press for his aggressive tactics in the Syrian conflict, Surovikin has been serving as deputy commander of Russian forces in Ukraine. The consensus among experts is that Vladimir Putin's decision to have him take charge of Russia's forces in Ukraine is a direct result of his reputation for ruthlessness and brutality.
Military analyst Forbes McKenzie, head of McKenzie Intelligence, told Sky News the main reason for his appointment was Surovikin's"brand"."He has shown his ability to wage a war that involves nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, the last of which he used in Syria.
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