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Our top stories from international outlets this morning. Russia's most senior generals have dropped

out a public view following a failed mercenary mutiny aimed at toppling the top brass,

amid a drive by President Vladimir Putin to reassert his authority. Unconfirmed reports say at

least one person has been arrested. Armed Forces Chief of Staff, General Valerie Gera Simoff,

has not appeared in public or on state TV since the aborted mutiny on Saturday,

when mercenary leader Yevgeny Pregozion demanded Gera Simoff be handed over, nor has he been

mentioned in a defense ministry press release since June 9. Gera Simoff 67 is the commander of

Russia's war in Ukraine and the holder of one of Russia's three nuclear briefcases according

to some Western military analysts. Absent from U2 is General Sergei Syrovichin,

nicknamed General Armageddon, by Russian press for his aggressive tactics in the Syrian conflict,

who is deputy commander of the Russian forces in Ukraine.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seeking to assert control in the country after a brief

rebellion by a mercenary group led by Yevgeny Pregozion. Pregozion, a close ally of Putin,

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