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Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘killed’ in plane crash with no survivors

Russia’s civil aviation agency says the head of the private military company – and co-founder Dmitry Utkin –  among the seven passengers and three crew killed in the crash

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ removed from post – having not been seen in public since Wagner mutiny

Sergei Surovikin has not been seen in public since the short-lived rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenaries

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Fifteen years after the war in Georgia, the dilemmas of the European Union in the South Caucasus

Fifteen years ago this month, while all eyes were set on Beijing for the opening of the 29th Olympic Games of the modern era, war broke out between Russia and Georgia over South Ossetia. Officially part of Georgia since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it…

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2023

Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly killed in plane crash with no survivors – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023

Wagner chief Prigozhin and co-founder ‘killed’ in Russia plane crash as Putin at concert - Ukraine war LIVE

Prigozhin on passenger list for private plane that has crashed in Russia near Moscow

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Russia downs 3 combat drones in latest attempted raid on Moscow

Air traffic at Moscow’s Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports halted for second day in row due to drone attack.

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2023

Drones downed in Moscow and surrounding region with no casualties, Russian officials say

Russia's defense ministry and Moscow's mayor said Ukrainian drones were downed in Moscow and the region around the capital early Wednesday

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Russia’s Medvedev warns Georgian breakaway regions could be annexed

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accuses West of creating tensions over Georgia by discussing NATO membership.

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2023

🔴 Live: Wagner chief's private plane crashes in Russia, leaving no survivors

A private plane belonging to Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed in Moscow's Tver region, killing all ten people on board, the Russian emergency services said Wednesday. Russia's aviation agency says Prigozhin was on board. Reports of the crash came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to end Russia’s occupation of…

France 24 · Aug 23, 2023

Ukraine steps up attacks on Russia’s planes and airfields – and boasts of gains on the battlefield

UK military intelligence says drone assault on one airfield ‘highly likely’ destroyed a supersonic Russian bomber, as Moscow also faces another drone strike

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023