 Putin dismissed General Surovkin from his post of commander of Russian Aerospace Forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed General Sergei Surovkin from the post of commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces. Media reports say Surovkin was detained by Russian counter-intelligence in connection with the rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigoshin. The general is known to be the latter's associate. Medusa, Russian news agency reported this. The journalist, say Putin's decree, also states that Surovkin will be left at the disposal of the Russian Ministry of Defence. This decree was not published officially. A source of RBK confirmed the information about Surovkin's dismissal. Army General Sergei Surovkin was relieved of his position in connection with the transition to another job and is at the disposal of the Ministry of Defence. Now he is on a short-term leave, one of the sources claimed. Surovkin headed the command of the Russian Aerospace Forces from the 31st of October 2017. In October 2022 to January 2023, he commanded a joint group of Russian troops in Ukraine and served as its deputy commander from the 11th of January 2023. During the rebellion of the Wagner Private Military Group on the 23rd to 24th of June 2023, Surovkin recorded a video message to the mercenaries urging them to return to their places of deployment. After that, he did not appear in the public field. On the 13th of July, the Wall Street Journal, citing sources, reported that the Russian secret service detained at least 12 high-ranking military officers, including General Sergei Surovkin, in connection with the mutiny of Yevgeny Prigoshin, 15 officers have been suspended or fired.