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Russian villagers report explosion before ‘Prigozhin’ plane crash

The Wagner boss was listed as a passenger on the private jet, but the Kremlin has not confirmed his death.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023

‘It all adds up’: What Russians are saying about Prigozhin’s possible death

The Kremlin is yet to confirm the details of Wednesday’s plane crash in Russia. Commentators are speculating.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023

OPINION - The Standard View: Londoners look on aghast at Republican presidential debate

As battles of American ideas go, it was not exactly William F. Buckley versus Gore Vidal. The eight Republican candidates went at it for two hours in Milwaukee and, by the end, it was no more clear that any of them could challenge Donald Trump for the nomination.

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2023

Ukraine picks up momentum, retakes second town in a week

Ukraine may have begun to break through Russian minefields and front-line artillery, reaching secondary defences.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin: From 'Putin's chef' to mutineer

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose death was announced by Russia following a plane crash near Moscow, was a Kremlin confidant catapulted to infamy by Russia's offensive in Ukraine before he turned his troops on Russia's capital.

France 24 · Aug 24, 2023

After Yevgeny Prigozhin's death in plane crash, Putin regains his power with Russian elite

The plane crash that presumably killed Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin restored Vladimir Putin’s reputation as Russia’s unchallengeable leader for many of the country’s elite, even as the cause of the disaster may never be fully established.

The Times of India · Aug 24, 2023

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 · Aug 24, 2023

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 · Aug 24, 2023

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.

The Conversation · Aug 24, 2023

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 · Aug 24, 2023