Why Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private jet plummeted into a field northwest of Moscow is still a mystery. After the death of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on Aug. 23, 2023 northwest of Moscow, Russian officials moved quickly to take control of the Wagner military contractor’s personnel and assets abroad. “Their position was saved precisely by Prigozhin’s mutiny.” …
In a dramatic development on Wednesday, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group who previously engineered a short-lived mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin, was reportedly killed in a plane crash along with nine others in what is being speculated as Kremlin's revenge. Putin presented state awards to participants in the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year, which …
In June, a video popped up on Russian social media of one of the top leaders of the Russian Army, General Sergei Surovikin. Podcast If You're Listening How a bromance nearly brought down Putin How did Yevgeny Prigozhin's bromance with Surovikin nearly bring down the Russian Government? We don't know to what extent the two men talked about Prigozhin's plans …
Sergey Surovikin, left, and Yevgeny Prigozhin AP One is known as “General Armageddon,” the other as “Putin’s chef.” Both have a checkered past and a reputation for brutality. The commander of the Russian air force Sergey Surovikin and the Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin have not been seen in public in days as questions swirl about the role Surovikin may have …
CNN — One is known as “General Armageddon,” the other as “Putin’s chef.” Both have a checkered past and a reputation for brutality. Surovikin has been the subject of intense speculation over his role in the mutiny after the New York Times reported on Wednesday that the general “had advance knowledge of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plans to rebel against Russia’s military …