Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief presumed dead after Russia plane crash
www.bbc.co.uk
The Russian private military company boss was on the passenger list of the jet which came down near Moscow.
  • Mossy Feathers (They/Them)@pawb.socialEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    The thing I find strange about this is, why was he in Russia to begin with? I thought he was last seen in Africa just a couple days ago. How’d he end up on a plane flying between Moscow and St. Petersburg?

    • stebo02@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I’m not sure but maybe him being in Africa was a lie? Maybe to make Putin think he’s not in Russia anymore?

      • skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        he recorded a video yelling about something somewhere in sahel two days before incident, and next day he went to russia

        why would he stage it up? wagner has known activities in africa

      • Mossy Feathers (They/Them)@pawb.socialEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        *gasp* but that’s… That’s… impossible! But I was told Africa was all mud huts and wooden spears!!!

        Joking aside, I know Africa has airports, but since Wagner has been supposedly moving their operations to Africa to fight against groups like ISIS and al Qaeda I’m a bit surprised that he wasn’t busy setting up operations there. I would think he’d want to be overseeing the operations there since it sounded like they were going to be making that their primary mission now.

        Maybe daddy Putin got angy because the move was pulling soldiers out of Russia to fight in Africa. Then he called him for an in-person scolding, and when the scolding didn’t get through to him, Putin had to make an example of him.

        Another possibility is that it wasn’t Putin, but instead another military leader who got pissy about Prigozhin being daddy’s favorite, in which case we might see another person fall out a window.

        Or maybe it’s all a hoax because Prigozhin knows his life will probably end when his usefulness expires, so he faked his death to try and avoid Putin’s wrath after the war is over.

        • gonzo0815@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          I think Putin just waited for some Wagner bosses to be on the same plane. Prigozhin has been successful in Niger and felt safe to fly with Utkin. The leftovers of Wagner will now be integrated into the Russian military.

  • uphillbothways@kbin.social
    1·
    10 months ago

    Taking down a private plane in civilian airspace with Russian air defense is a surprising escalation, even for Putin. Even Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed by surrogate forces offering a certain amount of deniability.

    • ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip
      English
      9·
      10 months ago

      I feel like when the attempted coup fizzled out there was a Russia expert who predicted he’s be dead within 90 days. Sounds like that guy was right.

      • qwen@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Weirdly enough, it’s exactly two months between the mutiny and his death. Interestingly enough, the invasion started on 24th as well. Weird.

  • bamboo@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    10 months ago

    Damn I was hoping he would be able to cause more chaos inside Russia before Putin had him killed.

  • Kekzkrieger@feddit.deEnglish
    23·
    10 months ago

    While i dont like people being killed and everyone should get a fair trial, the world certainly isn’t a worse place with this guy dead and i aint gonna shed a tear for him

    • rDrDr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      10 months ago

      His mercenary army is going to be run by a Putin stooge. I’m not completely sure that’s better. Not exactly bawling over here, but I would have rather seen him march on the Kremlin instead.

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    10 months ago

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      • malchior@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Rebelling against a known man child who frequently sends people out windows, then thinking you’re ok because he’s forgiven the largest crime one can commit against a despot and that’s challenging their authority.

        Yeah, that’s a solid Darwinism right there.

        • Sektor@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          People have theories they like and then build around them untill they say: see, it all fits.