UPDATED – Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on a plane that crashed in western Russia killing all on board, according to the country’s aviation authority

His name was on the list of those “declared as travelling on board” the plane, along with key Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin

The Russian Emergencies Ministry has said that private aircraft "came down” near the village of Kuzhenkino

Video of the plane coming down and pics of the crash itself – https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-66599774

  • elouboub@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Relatively quick retribution, no? Will this have any effect though besides confirming that if you cross Putin, you die?

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    2 years ago

    Wow. They shot it down, too, lol. The members of the air defense battery are suddenly going to get their notice to head to the front if they haven’t already.

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      2 years ago

      Zero percent chance the Russian military shot down the plane of a guy who just rebelled against the state accidentally. The order had to come from the top.

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    2 years ago

    So if I’m the next coup leader I’m absolutely never stopping. If you start the coup either you or Putin will die.

    Short term solves some problems, long term risky.

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    2 years ago

    Only onboard the plane in paper. He is probably fine. I highly doubt he’s dumb enough to use his actual documents when flying

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        2 years ago

        Your quote says a plane was shot down, not that his body was confirmed with proof

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          It’s a plane crash for heaven’s sake. The bodies will have to be identified by forensics, not by photos.

          But the manifest has him on that plane so that’s what we go by until there’s proof otherwise.

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            Hence why I’m skeptical…Russia and it’s warlords don’t follow traditional rules and most certainly don’t trust each other so it’s highly plausible that the paperwork for him was processed to show he is on a plane when Infact he was in a car driving…

            Until there is ACTUAL proof, I’m staying skeptical. I don’t take news at face value unless there is evidence to back up their claims…

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              Why flip to the side that has exactly zero proof? You could even just stay neutral until more evidence comes out. But instead you race to the conspiracy like it’s your best friend in the world.

              I just don’t understand that mindset.

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                2 years ago

                I am staying neutral… I’m not saying he is alive, but there is no concrete evidence showing he’s dead. How is that not neutral

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      2 years ago

      If Putin wants him dead and Prigozhin is in Russia, there’s not much he can do to avoid his fate.

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        2 years ago

        If Prig got dusted, better hope there aren’t to many of his comrades in arms who don’t hold a grudge. Because Russia has been dredging the prisons and slums to give uniforms to. And Wagner’s crew are to say the least a bit more motivated (ie fucken bloodthirsty)

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    2 years ago

    Had to know it would happen sooner rather than later.

    I’m just surprised the plane was shot down in Russian airspace. Putin’s not even trying to hide his assinations anymore.