Yevgeny Prigozhin

Cocaine and grenades? Patriotic bloggers scorn Putin's Prigozhin plane crash theory

One Telegram channel which calls itself CHVK posted a sarcastic montage of Prigozhin's own voice saying: "Well of course, we sniffed a load of coke and then threw some grenades about on the plane."

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Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckages of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin near the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023
Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of Russian private mercenary group Wagner, gives an address in camouflage and with a weapon in his hands in a desert area at an unknown location, in this still image taken from video possibly shot in Africa and published August 21, 2023.

Wagner's Prigozhin blown up by grenades on plane, Putin suggests

Putin suggested the plane was blown up from inside, saying that the head of Russia's investigative committee had reported to him a few days ago.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with senior former commander of the Wagner mercenary group Andrei Troshev and Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in Moscow, Russia, September 28, 2023.

After Putin meeting, is Russia's Wagner back to fight in Ukraine? - explainer

Putin's Kremlin meeting with Wagner's Troshev, who now works for the defense ministry, is a major hint that Wagner fighters - if not the group itself - are returning to the war.

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A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

Future of paramilitary Wagner Group unclear after leader's death - explainer

Russian President Vladimir Putin is suspected of being behind the death of rebellious Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Did Wagner chief Prigozhin predict his death in plane crash?

In a resurfaced clip from April, Prigozhin spoke of being killed and specifically mentioned: "the plane will fall apart in the air."

AUGUST 27, 2023ByREUTERS
Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of Russian private mercenary group Wagner, gives an address in camouflage and with a weapon in his hands in a desert area at an unknown location, in this still image taken from video possibly shot in Africa and published August 21, 2023.

Russia confirms Wagner mercenary chief Prigozhin died in plane crash

Days after he had been presumed dead, Russia finally confirmed the Wagner leader's demise.

AUGUST 27, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

Nerve gas, gunshots and falling from the window: The bitter end of Putin's enemies

The crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane joins a chain of violent events, whose traces lead to one place - the Kremlin.

AUGUST 27, 2023ByGUY ALISTAIR/WALLA!
Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle by the Grieving Mother monument at the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill on the Remembrance and Sorrow Day in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2023.

Putin orders Wagner fighters to pledge allegiance to Russia after Prigozhin death

The decree ordering Wagner fighters to swear allegiance to Russia went into immediate effect on Friday.

AUGUST 26, 2023ByREUTERS
A fighter from Russian Wagner mercenary group and a Belarusian service member take part in a joint training at the Brest military range outside Brest, Belarus, in this still image released July 20, 2023.

Belarus leader: I urged Wagner's Prigozhin to 'watch out'

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he warned Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin that his life may be in danger.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko visit the Valaam Monastery in the Republic of Karelia, Russia July 24, 2023.

Kremlin calls accusations it killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin an 'absolute lie'

The Kremlin also said it was impossible to say whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin looks on before a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with representatives of civic organisations, business and media communities at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, July 4, 2017.

What happens to Wagner mercenary group after Prigozhin plane crash? - analysis

The fate of the complex, lucrative web of military and commercial operations that Prigozhin and Wagner created hangs in the balance.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial near former PMC Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia August 24, 2023.

'Highly likely' Wagner boss Prigozhin dead but no definitive proof yet -UK gov't

Investigators have opened a probe into the crash, but have not officially confirmed the identities of the bodies recovered from the wreckage.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

UK believes Prigozhin plane was downed by Russian security agency

The Federal Security Service is Russia's primary security agency. It is Russia's successor to the KGB of the Soviet Union.

AUGUST 24, 2023BySAM HALPERN
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial near former PMC Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia August 24, 2023.

Wagner boss Prigozhin's legacy: Exposing Putin's vulnerability - editorial

Yevgeny Prigozhin was a cruel warlord who did Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dirty work, but he also revealed the leader's weakness amid the stalled Ukraine offensive.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary force, speaks in Paraskoviivka, Ukraine in this still image from an undated video released on March 3, 2023.