Russian state media has reported that General Sergey Surovikin, the former commander of Russia's forces in Ukraine, has been dismissed from his role as chief of the air force. Surovikin had not been seen in public since armed rebels led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner mercenary group, marched towards Moscow in June. In a video released during the uprising, Surovikin urged Prigozhin's men to pull back. Russian media speculated about Surovikin's whereabouts, with some claiming he had been detained due to his ties to Prigozhin. The Russian government has not commented on the report, and its authenticity has not been independently confirmed. Surovikin's dismissal comes after weeks of uncertainty about his fate following the short-lived rebellion. The Wagner uprising posed a challenge to President Vladimir Putin's rule, and there were reports that Surovikin had prior knowledge of it.