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Wagner's Africa Expansion: A Counter-Narrative

Wagner's presence in Africa has continued despite the death of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The group has expanded its operations in CAR, where it has a base for 10,000 troops. However, the practical consequences of the restructuring have been limited, as Wagner's Africa branch has been replaced by the Africa Corps, an umbrella organization for multiple quasi-state expeditionary forces under …

10 months, 1 week ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. On Friday, Russian authorities said President Vladimir Putin’s key political challenger, Alexei Navalny, died in an Arctic prison colony. Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose …

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1 year ago

Vladimir Putin ordered this man to kill Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: Report

Hindustan Times

Russian president Vladimir Putin's right-hand man the country's Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev- ordered the assassination of Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wall Street Journal reported citing Western intelligence and a former Russian intelligence officer. Yevgeny Prigozhin Death: Russian President Vladimir Putin has a phone call in Moscow, Russia. Nikolai Patrushev- who has served under Vladimir Putin since …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Putin suggests Wagner boss Prigozhin’s plane brought down by grenade blast

Al Jazeera

Russian leader says grenade fragments were found in the bodies of those killed in the jet crash in which Wagner’s Yevgeny Prigozhin died. Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that the plane crash which killed the head of the Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was caused by the detonation of hand grenades inside the aircraft. The Washington, DC-based Institute for …

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1 year, 3 months ago

'I am doing fine...': Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's THIS video goes viral

India TV News

After a plane crash claimed the life of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin last week, a video of him a few days before his death has gone viral on social media. 'Deliberate wrongdoing' behind Prigozhin's death The Kremlin on Wednesday said that 'deliberate wrongdoing's is among the possible causes behind the plane crash that killed Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Kremlin says Prigozhin plane may have been downed on purpose, as followers pay tributes at his grave

ABC

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 …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin long feared he'd be assassinated on his $10M private jet before it was 'blown up' - and used elaborate ruses and disguises to travel incognito

Daily Mail

Prigozhin used a web of deception when traveling on the $10 million jet The Embraer Legacy 600 plunged to earth in a fiery crash on August 23 Long before his private jet plunged to the ground last week, Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin had feared the plane could be the means of his assassination, according to a new report. Long before …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Russians are convinced Wagner warlord Prigozhin is still alive as conspiracy spreads that Putin killed body double

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

‘Deliberate wrongdoing’ among possible causes of Prigozhin’s plane crash, Kremlin says

LA Times

A portrait of the late Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin appears among flowers atop his grave at a cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Kremlin said Wednesday that “deliberate wrongdoing” was among the possible causes of the plane crash that killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin last week. Speaking to reporters during his daily conference call, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Vladimir Putin won't attend Wagner boss Prigozhin's funeral: ‘Family matter’

Hindustan Times

Russian president Vladimir Putin has no plans to attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Russian president Vladimir Putin Yevgeny Prigozhin died when his business jet crashed last week, two months after he staged an aborted mutiny against Russian military commanders in which they took control of a southern city, Rostov. Earlier, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in plane crash

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in crash

Al Jazeera

Genetic analysis confirms mercenary boss was killed after his aircraft went down in what appeared to be an explosion. Russian authorities confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether the wily mercenary leader turned mutineer was on a plane that crashed killing everyone on board. Peter Eltsov, associate professor at the US …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Russia: Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead after genetic testing of bodies in plane crash

India TV News

Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been confirmed dead after a genetic analysis of bodies found in plane crash, according to Russian officials. The plane crash is largely speculated as Kremlin's revenge, as Prigozhin had previously engineered a coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin in June. Several leaders, including US President Joe Biden and former British Prime Minister Boris …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Vladimir Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance after Yevgeny Prigozhin's purported demise

ABC

Vladimir Putin has ordered Wagner fighters to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state after a deadly plane crash believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the volatile chief of the mercenary group. Key points: Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prizoghin is said to have been killed in a plane crash outside of Moscow Mr Prizoghin had led an aborted …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose death Litvinenko was investigating, was shot and killed in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building on Oct. …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Why there could be more to the crash that 'killed' Yevgeny Prigozhin

ABC

Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin has been pronounced dead by authorities and his affiliates, yet some intelligence experts remain deeply sceptical about his fate. Key points: Vladimir Putin has offered his condolences to the victims' families What caused the plane to come down remains unclear Yevgeny Prigozhin was known to have used body doubles as part of his security measures One …

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1 year, 4 months ago

‘Absolute lie’: Russia denies role in Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash

Al Jazeera

Allegations that Moscow was behind aircraft explosion presumed to have killed Wagner Group boss are untrue, Kremlin spokesman says. Western suggestions that the Wagner Group mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed on the Russian government’s orders are an “absolute lie”, the Kremlin says. “Right now, of course, there are lots of speculation around this plane crash and the tragic deaths …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The Kremlin denies causing the plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin

NPR

The Kremlin denies causing the plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin Enlarge this image toggle caption Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images MOSCOW — The Kremlin is dismissing allegations that Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the apparent death of Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash in Russia this week. Speaking to …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Russian investigators say flight recorders and 10 bodies were recovered from wreckage of Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane

ABC

Russian investigators say they have recovered flight recorders and 10 bodies from the scene of a plane crash thought to have killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin two days ago. "In the course of initial investigative work, the bodies of 10 victims were found at the site of the plane crash," Russia's investigative committee said on social media. Mr Putin cited …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Vladimir Putin sends condolences to families after plane crash that Russia says killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin

ABC

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his condolences after a plane crash that authorities say killed Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Key points: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Mr Prigozhin "made serious mistakes in life" in televised comments Mr Putin said Mr Prigozhin just returned to Russia from Africa Russian investigators opened a criminal probe into the crash but the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Prigozhin's Death: Putin Says Wagner Chief Made 'Mistakes' But 'Achieved Results'

News 18

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday paid his “condolences” over the presumed death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief mutiny against the top Russian army brass, is presumed dead after being named on the passenger list of a private jet that crashed north of Moscow, killing all 10 people on board on Wednesday. …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power

Hindustan Times

BILL BURNS, the director of the CIA, recently mused on what fate might await Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary leader who mounted a short-lived mutiny in Russia in June. Mr Prigozhin’s Embraer business jet climbed to nearly 30,000 feet before suddenly falling in the Tver region near Moscow after less than 30 minutes in flight, according to public tracking data. Notably, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Wagner crash: Smiling Putin enjoys a kiss from female admirer after Prigozhin's plane explodes - as Russian leader shows no sign of misery

Daily Mail

Vladimir Putin was kissed by a female supporter during an event in Kursk A smiling Vladimir Putin enjoyed a kiss from a female admirer and soaked up the adulation of a crowd at an event in Russia - soon after his former friend and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane exploded. A smiling Vladimir Putin enjoyed a kiss from a female …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin was assassinated 'as a gift for Zelensky to celebrate Ukraine's victory day today', Putin's former spokesman claims

Daily Mail

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 …

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Wagner's Africa Expansion: A Counter-Narrative

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years

Vladimir Putin ordered this man to kill Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: Report

Putin suggests Wagner boss Prigozhin’s plane brought down by grenade blast

'I am doing fine...': Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's THIS video goes viral

Kremlin says Prigozhin plane may have been downed on purpose, as followers pay tributes at his grave

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin long feared he'd be assassinated on his $10M private jet before it was 'blown up' - and used elaborate ruses and disguises to travel incognito

Russians are convinced Wagner warlord Prigozhin is still alive as conspiracy spreads that Putin killed body double

‘Deliberate wrongdoing’ among possible causes of Prigozhin’s plane crash, Kremlin says

Vladimir Putin won't attend Wagner boss Prigozhin's funeral: ‘Family matter’

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in plane crash

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in crash

Russia: Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead after genetic testing of bodies in plane crash

Vladimir Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance after Yevgeny Prigozhin's purported demise

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Why there could be more to the crash that 'killed' Yevgeny Prigozhin

‘Absolute lie’: Russia denies role in Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash

The Kremlin denies causing the plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin

Russian investigators say flight recorders and 10 bodies were recovered from wreckage of Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane

Vladimir Putin sends condolences to families after plane crash that Russia says killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin

Prigozhin's Death: Putin Says Wagner Chief Made 'Mistakes' But 'Achieved Results'

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death may consolidate Putin’s power

Wagner crash: Smiling Putin enjoys a kiss from female admirer after Prigozhin's plane explodes - as Russian leader shows no sign of misery

Yevgeny Prigozhin was assassinated 'as a gift for Zelensky to celebrate Ukraine's victory day today', Putin's former spokesman claims