This smells awfully like a planned distraction. A ploy to give certain people hope and, hopefully, embolden them just enough to lure them out into the open.

Even if legitimate, the "mutiners" aren't a big improvement over those in power. Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.

Bonus tip: While everyone else is riveted on this action on the stage, tear your gaze away for a moment. Scan the audience. See that big player, sitting quietly in the shadows in the back of the theater, watching and waiting for the perfect opportunity to pounce? Can you see the beginnings of a grin forming on their lips as they sip their tea and wipe away a stray noodle with their napkin?

Putin has certainly seen them. As have others. Have you?