Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, was on board a plane that crashed in Russia on Wednesday, leaving no survivors, according to Russian media reports. While many details are yet to be confirmed, many Russia watchers wonder how and why Prigozhin survived so long after his June 23 mutiny attempt – and what that means for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Exactly two months after Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin initiated a short-lived rebellion that challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority, the man dubbed “Putin’s chef” was on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday, August 23 in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow according to Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsia.
