Details of the assessment surfaced as Vladimir Putin referred to ‘serious mistakes’ made by the head of the Wagner Group of mercenaries.
Mr Putin described Yevgeny Prigozhin as ‘a man of difficult fate’ who had ‘made serious mistakes in life’.
Russia’s civil aviation agency said Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and six top lieutenants were on a business jet that crashed on Wednesday.
The founder of the Wagner military company has been the subject of speculation since he mounted a mutiny against the Kremlin.
The report of General Sergei Surovikin’s dismissal came after weeks of uncertainty about his fate following the short-lived rebellion.
A three-hour night-time Russian drone attack caused a blaze at grain facilities, Odesa Regional Military Administration head Oleh Kiper said.
Lui Sai-yu lost his appeal against a five-year sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to inciting secession in the city.
The falling wreckage of one drone broke windows in an apartment building and damaged vehicles but no injuries were reported.
The ministry statement also cited gambling platform 1XBET.
The planes will be used against Russia’s invading forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to both countries Sunday to finalise the delivery deals.
The crash comes after Roscosmos reported an ‘abnormal situation’.
Sweden is hoping to achieve Nato membership.
Falling debris from the interceptions damaged the dormitory of an educational facility in the city, a residential building and a supermarket.
Ukrainian military officials said on Saturday evening that Kyiv’s forces had made progress in the south.
