General Sergei Surovikin, a deputy commander of the Russian army, is believed to have been detained after Wagner mercenaries upheld an armed rebellion. The potential arrest has shown some divisions inside Putin’s tightly controlled army, as well as raised eyebrows considering the different treatment that Wagner soldiers had after the revolt. Starting with Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the magnate behind the Wagner group. He spoke about it two days after it ended, saying it was not a coup but an attempt to guarantee the survival of his group. Could Putin have arrested the second in command ?

