Gen. Sergei Surovikin, who knew beforehand about the aborted mutiny against Russia’s military leadership, according to New York Times reporting, was the commander of all Russian forces in Ukraine from October 2022 to this January, when he was reassigned.
The 56-year-old officer, nicknamed “General Armageddon” by the Russian media because of his reputation for ruthlessness, has not been seen publicly since early Saturday. Several pro-war Russian blogs reported that the authorities were…