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| Izvestia: Surovikin is on a visit to Algeria as an honored guest |
| 2023-09-16 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. The man is positively scraggly looking these days. [Regnum] Army General Sergei Surovikin is in Algeria as part of a delegation from the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Izvestia newspaper reports, citing a source. “Officially, this is not a military visit, but an intergovernmental meeting during which weapons systems are proposed,” the newspaper’s interlocutor clarified, adding that the meeting was attended by high-ranking officers who themselves used these weapons in the special operation zone. According to the publication’s source, Surovikin is in Algeria as an honored guest, without a position. As IA Regnum reported, in early September, journalist Ksenia Sobchak published a fresh photo on the Telegram channel, allegedly of General Sergei Surovikin and his wife. On August 23, Colonel General Viktor Afzalov was appointed acting commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces instead of Surovikin, who was relieved of his post. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov recommended that all questions regarding Surovikin be addressed to the Ministry of Defense. |
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