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Wagner chief Prigozhin reportedly killed, but has Putin cooked his own goose?

Perhaps the most unexpected thing about the plane crash that reportedly killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic head of Russia’s infamous Wagner group, is that it happened a full two months after he brought Russia to what President Vladimir Putin warned at the time was the brink of civil war.

The Conversation

Minister warns against jumping to conclusions over Wagner chief’s reported death

Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly been killed in a plane crash two months after staging a failed mutiny against Russia’s military leaders.

The Independent UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner Group boss joins long list of those who challenged Vladimir Putin and paid the price

Two months after challenging Vladimir Putin’s leadership in an apparent but abortive “mutiny”, Yevgeny Prigozhin – the former owner of the mercenary private military company Wagner Group – has joined a long list of prominent Russians to die in mysterious circumstances.

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Kremlin silent on reported death of Wagner boss Prigozhin in plane crash

As the world reacts to the reported death of Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash late Wednesday, the Kremlin has remained tight-lipped. Prigozhin led a failed mutiny against Rissian President Vladimir Putin in June.

Radio France Internationale

Plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary chief seen as Kremlin's revenge

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and top officers of his private military were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as an assassination, two months after they staged a mutiny that dented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority

The Independent UK

Putin confirms Prigozhin death; Pentagon says surface-to-air missile claim is ‘inaccurate’ – as it happened

Russian president says former head of Wagner made ‘serious mistakes’. This live blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group mercenary chief presumed dead in plane crash

Former convict, catering impresario and ally of Vladimir Putin became increasingly vocal critic of Kremlin’s defence chiefs during war in Ukraine

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Russian agency says mercenary leader Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, leaving no survivors

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group fielded some of Russia’s best fighting forces in Ukraine, but a rebellion against the military this year led to his exile in Belarus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wagner group's Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in private jet crash – if confirmed, it wouldn't be first time someone who crossed Putin met a suspicious demise

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group, reportedly died when a private jet he was said to be on crashed on Aug. 23, 2023, killing all 10 people on board.

The Conversation

What the papers say – August 24

Thursday’s front pages are dominated by the plane crash which Russian officials say killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

The Independent UK

UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly killed in a crash more than 180 miles north of Moscow.

The Independent UK

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin challenged the Kremlin in a brief mutiny

Yevgeny Prigozhin made his name as the profane and brutal mercenary boss who mounted an armed rebellion that was the most severe and shocking challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule

The Independent UK

What was Vladimir Putin doing as Wagner chief rival ‘killed’ in plane crash?

Russian president was hailing military ‘heroes’ of Ukraine invasion at concert near border

The Independent UK

What next for the Wagner group after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death?

The apparent death in a plane crash of the man who humiliated Putin comes as little surprise to most Russia observers. But can his mercenary group survive without him?

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Al Jazeera

Global reaction to possible death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

Russia’s announces crash of a private plane travelling between Moscow and St Petersburg killing all 10 passengers.

The Guardian - UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin: A death that will leave a lasting mark on Russian army and elite

Since the Wagner group’s abortive coup, many have felt its leader could be living on borrowed time

The Independent UK

Prigozhin has made plenty of enemies – including Putin. This is the result

Reports of the Wagner founder being in a deadly jet crash should suprise nobody in the wake of his failed mutiny against the Russian president. Kim Sengupta speaks to Ukranian troops fighting against Moscow’s forces in eastern Donbas – who believe it would mark a fitting end

The Independent UK

Who is Russia’s ousted air force chief ‘General Armageddon’?

Sergei Surovikin not seen in public since Wagner Group mutiny two months ago

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The Independent UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s first video message since failed Wagner mutiny may have been his last

Wagner boss shared a video earlier this week which suggested he was in an African country. In it he claimed his mercenary group is ‘making life a nightmare for Isis and al-Qaeda and other bandits’

The Independent UK

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group mercenary chief feared dead in plane crash

The former jail convict and ally of Vladimir Putin became an increasingly vocal critic of the Kremlin’s defence chiefs during the war in Ukraine

WEKU

Russian officials say Wagner boss Prigozhin was on passenger list of jet that crashed

A jet from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed, killing all 10 people on board, officials said. Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list, officials said, but it wasn't clear if he was on board.

The Guardian - UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin onboard plane in fatal crash, says Russia

Officials say Wagner chief behind June mutiny was on jet that crashed in Tver region, killing all 10 onboard

The Independent UK

Officials say a jet crash in Russia kills 10 and Wagner chief was on passenger list - OLD

A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg has crashed Wednesday, killing all ten people on board, Russian emergency officials said

The National (Scotland)

Plane carrying Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin crashes in Russia

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia, with nine other people on board also dead

Evening Standard

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘on board’ plane that crashed with no survivors, says Russian civil aviation authority

All 10 people on the private jet were killed when it crashed north of Moscow, officials said

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