Putin’s General Armageddon ‘grabbed by the b***s & thrown in brutal Moscow jail’ after vanishing over failed Wagner coup

VLADIMIR Putin's "General Armageddon" has reportedly been thrown in the notorious Lefortovo jail in Moscow as he undergoes interrogation over the Wagner coup.

Feared General Sergey Surovikin, who is rumoured to have had knowledge of the plot to oust Russia's top military leaders, was reportedly arrested following Saturday's rebellion.

The 56-year-old who mysteriously vanished after the failed mercenary mutiny, is believed to be under interrogation amid speculation he knew about the armed revolt.

Journalist Alexei Venediktov said Surovikin has not contacted his family for three days while his guards are also unavailable.

US officials said Surovikin had advanced knowledge of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's plans to topple Putin’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of the armed forces General Valery Gerasimov.

If confirmed, he could face a treason charge and up to 20 years in prison.

A source told the Moscow Times: "Apparently, he [Surovikin] chose the side [of Prigozhin during the rebellion], and they grabbed him by the balls.

Another source close to the Russian Defence Ministry confirmed his arrest but said that details are not even being discussed internally.

The Kremlin declined to answer questions about the Russian General today.

Putin's mouthpiece Dmitry Peskov referred questions about Surovikin to the Defence Ministry.

When asked whether Surovikin still had Putin's trust, Peskov said that Putin, as commander-in-chief of Russia's armed forces, worked with the Defence Minister and the chief of the general staff.

Military blogger Vladimir Romanov claimed Surovikin was detained on 25 June and is held in the notorious FSB pre-trial jail Lefortovo.

However, a senior Moscow journalist Alexei Venediktov has claimed Surovikin is not in prison but his deputy General Andrei Yudin has been fired.

Surovikin's whereabouts remain unknown amid contradicting theories.

The Russian General was last seen on Saturday, in a video, calling on Wagner chief Prigozhin to halt his mutiny.

In the footage, he looked exhausted as he urged Wagner fighters to return to bases "before it is too late".

He said: "We cannot play into the enemy’s hands during this hard time for our country.

"Before it is not too late, it is necessary to obey the order of the popularly-elected president of the Russian Federation."

Another speculation is that Surovikin- while not formally detained- has been isolated and "interviewed" after he was ordered to account for his actions before and during the Prigozhin revolt.

US officials said on Wednesday that Surovikin had been in support of Prigozhin, but that Western intelligence did not know with certainty if he had helped the rebellion in any way.

Earlier the Pro-war Rybar Telegram, said a purge was underway.

He said the armed mutiny could lead to "large-scale purges in the ranks of the armed forces of the Russian Federation".

He said the authorities were trying to weed out military personnel deemed to have shown "a lack of decisiveness" in putting down the mutiny amid reports that parts of the armed forces appear to have done little to stop Wagner fighters in the initial stage of the rebellion.

Initial reports suggested Surovikin’s loyal sidekick Deputy Colonel-General Andrei Yudin had been arrested as well.

But he denied the claim saying he is "on vacation at home"- he couldn't however explain Surovikin’s whereabouts.

Bizarrely Surovikin’s boss -chief of the armed forces General Valery Gerasimov has also disappeared following the Wagner rebellion.

He has not appeared in public or on state TV since Saturday when Prigozhin demanded for him to be handed over.

WAGNER BOSS PLOT

Meanwhile, the Wagner boss is said to be staying in a windowless hotel in Belarus to avoid being assassinated while other reports indicate he had been sighted in St Petersburg.

The Wagner Group chief, who was branded a “traitor” by , was allowed to relocate to Minsk after calling off his army’s march on Moscow.

Western officials said Prigozhin initially planned to capture Russia’s military leaders Shoigu and Gerasimov, the reported.

He was forced to bring his plan forward after the FSB found out about his plot just two days before the mutiny attempt.

General Viktor Zolotov, commander of the National Guard of Russia, said: "Specific leaks about preparations for a rebellion that would begin between June 22-25 were leaked from Prigozhin’s camp."

Officials believe Prigozhin's plan had a good chance of success at first but the fact that the plot was leaked forced Prigozhin to improvise and alter his plan.

The rebellion, which was reportedly planned for eight months started when Wagner forces easily seized Rostov-on-Don and Voronez.

Thousands of Prigozhin's men headed to Moscow while their leader commanded the rebellion from a bunker in Rostov.

Russia was placed on the brink of collapse and that would have been the case if it wasn't for Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Western intelligence says that the plot would have resulted in an armed standoff in Moscow but Lukakashenko offered to host Wagner in Minsk- partly to strengthen his own country's security.

Even though warlord Prigozhin was forced into exile, it appears he has the cash to fall back on as he is estimated to be a billionaire with a huge yacht, and a private plane, among other luxuries.