Day 492 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Holder of a Nuclear Briefcase Gerasimov has not been seen in Public since the Attempted Coup

Day 492 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• Holder of a nuclear briefcase General Valery Gerasimov has not been seen in public since the attempted riot in Russia
• A third of Russians approve of Prigozhin even after the rebellion
• CNN: General Surovikin was a secret VIP member of PMC "Wagner"
• Lavrov in response to a question from Bulgaria's National Radio: Ukrainians had equipment in schools and in the courtyards of residential buildings
• Sergey Cherevatiy: Russia throws 50 thousand people into the Bakhmut area
• The Institute of War: The Ukrainian Army has taken the strategic initiative in the Bakhmut direction
• EU leaders backed security commitments for Ukraine
• BBC: "Wagner" is still recruiting fighters across Russia
• Prigozhin was informed that "Wagner" would no longer fight in Ukraine
• Wall Street Journal: The US will soon provide ATACMS missiles to Ukraine

Holder of a nuclear briefcase General Valery Gerasimov has not been seen in public since the attempted riot in Russia

The Chief of the General Staff of Russia, General Valery Gerasimov, commander of Russian forces in Ukraine and holder of one of Russia's three "nuclear briefcases", has not appeared in public since Yevgeny Prigozhin's rebellion, Reuters notes. This is another high-ranking military official after General Sergey Surovikin who disappeared after the...