A purge of top Russian generals sparks speculation of coup plot
Recent weeks have brought purges in the Russian army. Many high-ranking military officers have been arrested. Officially, the reason for their detention is corruption and embezzlement. However, there are theories that the arrests might have an entirely different reason. "General SVR" on the X portal hypothesizes that the detained individuals were planning a coup against Vladimir Putin.
More commanders and officials of the Russian Ministry of Defense are being arrested. The list of detainees is long. It includes head of army personnel Gen. Yuriy Kuznetsov, Deputy Minister of Defense responsible for economic affairs Timur Ivanov, Deputy Chief of the General Staff Vadim Shamarin, and General Ivan Popov.
Officially, the reason for the arrests is corruption and embezzlement. However, not everyone believes this. As reported by the "Super Express" portal, there are speculations that the case may have a deeper layer.
Such information appeared on the General SVR profile, which former Russian services agents allegedly managed. On the X portal, they conveyed that the reason for the latest arrests was the discovery of a coup aimed at overthrowing the current authorities in the Kremlin. The scale of the conspiracy against Vladimir Putin was supposed to be larger than the Wagner Group rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
General SVR reported that plans for a march on Moscow were supposedly developed, similar to the Wagner Group rebellion led by Yevgeny Prigozhin. The conspirators were to forcefully advance on the capital with a few columns of military personnel with equipment. The planned coup by the military was supposed to occur in early June.
After discussing the details and possible options for countering the conspiracy plans, Patrushev said that since all the conspirators had now been identified, the plans should be foiled at the moment when a final decision was made to launch the mutiny. Also, at that time, all the conspirators should be apprehended - it was read on the 'General SVR' profile.
Attempted coup in Russia? Detained military and officials were allegedly preparing it
The authors of the "General SVR" profile indicated that they predicted a wave of arrests among Russian military personnel and officials of the Ministry of Defense. At the same time, they confirmed that it should not be expected that Russian authorities would decide to make public any information about the discovered coup.
The authors of General SVR indicated that the information about the conspiracy will not be made public by the Russian authorities. All arrests will be related to matters of corruption and embezzlement.
Information presented by "General SVR" should be approached with caution, as the profile's credibility is difficult to confirm.
