The Kremlin says that investigators have been considering the possibility that the plane carrying mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was downed on purpose, the first explicit acknowledgement that he may have been assassinated. Key points: The Kremlin says investigators have made no formal conclusions yet Russia says it will not probe the crash under international rules Prigozhin's followers laid tributes where …
Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed as a 'gift to Zelensky' from Ukraine's intelligence service to celebrate the nation's independence day today, Vladimir Putin's former spokesperson has claimed. Sergei Markov, who is a stern supporter of the Russian president and formerly a close advisor, said it was 'absolutely clear that Prigozhin killed by Ukrainian intelligence service,' the night before Ukraine The Wagner …
Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was on board a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday evening, leaving no survivors, Russian authorities say. A second private jet linked to Prigozhin also appeared to be heading to St Petersburg, which is Prigozhin's home base. "The demonstrative elimination of Prigozhin and the Wagner command two months after the coup attempt …
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a defiant televised address on Monday evening, saying he had deliberately let Saturday's 24-hour mutiny by the Wagner militia go on as long as it did to avoid bloodshed, and that it had reinforced national unity. Key points: Vladimir Putin promises Wagner troops can go to Belarus, join Russia, or be with their families Yevgeny …
