Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a failed mutiny against Russia's military leadership two months ago, has been confirmed dead in a plane crash last week.
a"talented person" with a"complicated life," and sent condolences to the families of all 10 people who died aboard the plane on Thursday.
Prigozhin, who has been critical of how Russia's military leadership handled the war in Ukraine, led an armed rebellion considered to be one of the largest threats to Putin's 23 years in power earlier this summer, leading Putinof a possible civil war in Russia. The Wagner group is made up of thousands of ex-prisoners and other mercenary fighters recruited by Prigozhin, who were able to gain control of several cities and shot down multiple military aircraft.
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