• 09/22/2024

Russians found replacement for Surovikin, former Aerospace Forces commander

Pravda Ukraine

The Russian authorities appointed Viktor Afzalov as an Acting Commander of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) instead of General Sergei Surovikin.
Source: Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, citing sources
Quote: “Ex-Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces Sergei Surovikin has now been relieved of his position; Colonel General Viktor Afzalov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Aerospace Forces, is temporarily acting as Commander-in-Chief of the VKS.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/23/7416764/