STALIN PURGE

Putin and Shoigu continue their purge of unreliable military commanders.

After dismissing generals Popov and Seliverstov, arresting Surovikin (his whereabouts are still unknown), and dismissing general Mizintsev, it is the turn of the commander of Russian Airborne Troops, Colonel General Mikhail Teplinsky.

In the first hours after Prigozhin's rebellion, Russia detained at least 13 high-ranking Russian military officers for questioning, and another 15 were dismissed or suspended.