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Sergey Surovikin, Disgraced Russian General, Spotted in Algeria
- A Russian general who previously led the country’s invasion forces in Ukraine was seen publicly in Algeria in May 2025, heading a delegation of Russian military personnel.
- Surovikin vanished from public view in 2023 after his August dismissal by Putin following the aborted Wagner mutiny linked to Yevgeny Prigozhin, with reports differing on his status post-disappearance.
- In Algeria, Surovikin operates as a military-technical advisor and unofficial ambassador, participating in the 80th Victory Day celebrations alongside Russian officials amid absent permanent diplomatic representation.
- Gen. Viktor Sobolev confirmed Surovikin's advisory role in Africa, and pro-Kremlin sources reported his December 2024 arrival in Algiers, while the New York Times indicated he retains military rank but has no career prospects.
- Surovikin's presence in Algeria implies ongoing Russian military outreach in Africa and reflects his marginalization within Russia's armed forces after dismissal and association with Wagner's late leader Prigozhin.
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Sergey Surovikin, former commander of Russia's forces in Ukraine who faded from view after Prigozhin rebellion, resurfaces in Algeria
Russian General Sergey Surovikin, the ex-commander of Russia's invasion forces in Ukraine who disappeared from the public eye in 2023, is now working in Algeria, according to pro-war Telegram channels.
Russian General Sergei Surovikin, who disappeared from public view almost a year ago, was seen among a Russian delegation in Africa honoring Algerians who died during World War II.
The former commander of the United Group of Russian troops in the war against Ukraine, General Sergei Surovikin, was sent to work in Algeria. It disappeared from the public domain after the rebellion of Yevgeny Prigozhin in the summer of 2023.
(Moscow = Yonhap News) Correspondent Choi In-young = Sergei Surovikin, who disappeared from public view after being dismissed from his post as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, is active in Africa...
Russia continues to stir the North African pot. In recent months, Russia's involvement in Algeria, among other places, has increased significantly, as evidenced by the sending of military advisers to that country, who are involved in, among other things, reinforcing Algerian units stationed on the border with conflict-ridden Morocco. This group includes the notorious General Sergei Surovikin, known as the "Butcher of Syria."
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