Since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s short-lived rebellion, uncertainty has surrounded his fate.
KUZHENKINO: The head of the Wagner mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia’s military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with all passengers killed, Russian officials said.
Telegram channels linked to Wagner posted footage – that AFP could not independently confirm – showing the wreckage of the plane burning in a field. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes serious crimes, said it opened an investigation into the crash. Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak said on social media that the plane crash was “a signal from Putin to Russia’s elites ahead of the 2024 elections. ‘Beware! Disloyalty equals death’.”
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