Kriszta SatoriAug 23, 2023
#BBCNews - #Wagner chief Yevgeny #Prigozhin presumed #dead after #Russia plane crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66599733
Allegedly #Utkin was on the plane too
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead after Russia plane crash

The Russian private military company boss was on the passenger list of the jet which came down near Moscow.

BBC News
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 23, 2023
#BBCNews - #Russia : Video shows plane crash in #Kuzhenkino
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66597449
#Wagner #WagnerGroup #Prigozhin
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 23, 2023
#BBCNews - #Wagner boss #Prigozhin's years of living dangerously
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66590919
Wagner boss Prigozhin's years of living dangerously

For decades Russia's Vladimir Putin relied on Yevgeny Prigozhin's services, until he staged a mutiny.

BBC News
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 23, 2023
#BBC live page on #Wagner boss #Prigozhin presumed dead
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-66599774
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 23, 2023
#BBC #Russia editor Steve #Rosenberg 's take on the latest on #Wagner 's #Prigozhin
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-66599774?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=64e65becb994ec6acab21a84%26If%20Prigozhin%20has%20been%20killed%2C%20speculation%20will%20follow%262023-08-23T19%3A33%3A33.621Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:4a1d7a64-6e40-4104-9016-6b2cbacdd83a&pinned_post_asset_id=64e65becb994ec6acab21a84&pinned_post_type=share
Show threadKriszta Satori
#BBC #Russia producer Will Vernon on some suspicious details on #Wagner 's #Prigozhin alleged plane crash
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-66599774?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=64e6593db994ec6acab21a75%26Everything%20happened%20very%20quickly%262023-08-23T19%3A20%3A19.166Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:a4aa2493-9068-4850-86d5-3ac7c75c50f4&pinned_post_asset_id=64e6593db994ec6acab21a75&pinned_post_type=share
#wagnergroup #WagnerPMC #Wagnerchief
Aug 23, 2023 at 9:04pmWeb
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 23, 2023
On the second #Prigozhin and #Wagner related plane - via #BBC Verify:
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-66599774?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=64e656c696ad8677126af582%26Data%20shows%20second%20plane%20flew%20towards%20Moscow%262023-08-23T19%3A05%3A24.297Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:7e99d0d9-5575-4e84-8174-47217996bd50&pinned_post_asset_id=64e656c696ad8677126af582&pinned_post_type=share
And this is Mikhail #Khodorkovsky 's take:
'Even though Prigozhin was on the passenger list, he might still be alive. He allegedly often “covered his tracks”, signing up for one flight, but in reality flying away on another'
#wagnergroup
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 23, 2023

What we were told so far about the alleged plane 'crash' presumably killing #Wagner boss #Prigozhin and #WagnerPMC founder #Utkin

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66596127

What we know about Russia plane crash that reportedly killed Prigozhin

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead after a plane he was meant to be on crashed.

BBC News
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 24, 2023
#BBCNews - How #Russia reacted after #Prigozhin plane crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66601412
#Wagner #WagnerGroup
How Russia reacted after Prigozhin plane crash

After his failed rebellion, most Russians were probably surprised this hadn't happened sooner.

BBC News
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 24, 2023
#BBCNews - Yevgeny #Prigozhin : #Wagner defied #Putin and now its leader may be dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66601553
Analysis by Steve #Rosenberg
Wagner defied Putin and now its leader Prigozhin may be dead

If Yevgeny Prigozhin's reported death is revenge, it sends a message to Russians, writes Steve Rosenberg.

BBC News
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 24, 2023
#BBCNews - Yevgeny #Prigozhin : Was the #Wagner chief a dead man walking?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66601452
Was Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin a dead man walking?

Ever since he led a mutinous march on Moscow in late June, some speculated Yevgeny Prigozhin's days were numbered.

BBC News
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 24, 2023
#BBCNews - UK Newspaper headlines: ' #Putin 's revenge' and #Prigozhin 's death 'no surprise'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-66601070 #Wagner
Newspaper headlines: 'Putin's revenge' and Prigozhin's death 'no surprise'

Thursday's papers focus on the presumed death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash.

BBC News
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 24, 2023
On how the #Russian political elite reacted to #Wagner #Prigozhin 's alleged death, Vyorstka has a good write up:
https://t.me/svobodnieslova/2776
Вёрстка

«Умер Ефим — ну и хер с ним»: как элиты отреагировали на возможную смерть Евгения Пригожина «Вёрстка» собрала первую реакцию представителей власти на гибель «кремлёвского повара» «Ну все в ахуе, как отреагировали», —ответил высокопоставленный парламентарий на вопрос журналиста «Вёрстки» о том, как депутаты оценивают предполагаемую смерть Евгения Пригожина. По его словам, новость, «само собой», очень активно обсуждается среди его коллег по палате. «Все однозначно думают, что месть [Владимира Путина за недавний мятеж], — сказал он. — Все в шоке, но, я бы сказал, рады». Второй представитель Госдумы также отреагировал на новость с сарказмом: «А потому что знай наших», — написал он. По словам депутата, Пригожина стоило убить за то, что он сделал двумя месяцами ранее. «Версий ноль, пляшем», — ответил собеседник в Госдуме на вопрос о том, есть ли у него другие идеи — кроме мести Кремля — почему самолёт с Пригожиным потерпел крушение. Сенаторы отреагировал на возможную гибель «кремлёвского повара» более сдержанно.…

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Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 24, 2023
'What’s striking about #Prigozhin ’s apparent demise is that it lacked any of the ambiguity that normally accompanies the removal of those who run afoul of #Putin . Commentators have sardonically referred to “Sudden Russian Death Syndrome,” when senior Russian officials and business executives mysteriously fall out of windows or commit “suicide” or simply die with no cause given — a trend that has only increased since #Russia’ s full-scale invasion of #Ukraine . ' (cont.)
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 24, 2023

'No one with a trace of decency will shed any tears for #Prigozhin : He was a petty #criminal turned #war criminal whose #mercenaries were guilty of atrocities not only in #Ukraine but also in the Middle East and #Africa ' - a WaPo opinion piece by Max Boot https://wapo.st/3P69Ujk
#GiftArticle #NoPaywall

#TheGlobalJigsaw looked into #Wagner activities in the #CAR https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fnsylv
#Mali
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5hl5
#Libya #Syria and even in #Venezuela https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fyq1cg
Have a listen

Prigozhin appears to be dead — and Putin’s grip on power is stronger than ever

The West shouldn’t bet on coups. The only path to peace in Ukraine runs through the battlefield.

The Washington Post
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 25, 2023
And for those of you relatively new to #Wagner , here is a good investigation by Khodorkovsky's Dossier Centre into Dmitry 'Wagner' #Utkin (allegedly killed in the #Prigozhin plane crash), translated by Olga Lautman:
https://olgalautman.substack.com/p/dossier-center-translation-hail-petrovich
Dossier Center translation: "Hail Petrovich"

The story of Dmitry Utkin - the man who gave the name to the Wagner group

Russia's War on Democracy
Show threadGargravarAug 24, 2023

@fulelo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ItyINDHs0EU

Watch the Russian news, for laughs.

Russian state TV reporting on Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash

YouTube
Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 24, 2023
@brrbrr it was 14th piece in their running order, while top world headline...
Show threadGargravarAug 24, 2023

@fulelo .... Just an accident. It will be investigated. Nothing to see here. Move on and go about your business ...

What a world without #journalisticfreedom looks like, and has always looked like. Utterly terrifying.

Show threadFinal Call@motherearthAug 23, 2023

@fulelo .

If that's true, it's just delaying the inevitable.
If he eluded the first shot, the saying " when you least expect it, expect it" applies.

Show threadGabriele PollaraAug 23, 2023

@fulelo all i keep thinking is the comment you made a few days ago about this being a game of 4D chess...

Something has happened and yet anything else could be happening in parallel! 🤷

Show threadKriszta SatoriAug 23, 2023
@gpollara after decades of Russia watching - it could actually be as simple as it looks. Or they play on a different board while we are waiting for checkmate...