Top Russian army general who was purged by Putin & replaced with ‘General Armageddon’ dies after mystery illness

A LEADING Russian General has been found dead from a mystery illness after being purged from the military command. Colonel-General Gennady Zhidko, 58, has barely been seen in public over the past few months after being replaced as head of the war effort in Ukraine by “General Armageddon” Sergei Surovikin. East2WestColonel-General Gennady Zhidko, 58, has died after a mystery illness[/caption] The Readovka news website, which is loyal to the Putin regime, reported that Zhidko had died after a “lengthy illness”. His death was also confirmed by Khabarovsk regional governor Mikhail Degtyarev, another Kremlin loyalist. However, there has been no official announcement yet and neither report mentioned where Zhidko died. During his military career, he was made a Hero of Russia, the nation’s highest award, for his work in a number of top positions.