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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

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

Watch live: Putin joins Brics leaders on final day of summit after Wagner leader ‘killed in crash’

Watch live as Brics leaders close the summit on Thursday, 24 August, with a news conference in Johannesburg.

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Plane crash believed to have killed Russian mercenary chief seen as Kremlin's revenge

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and top officers of his private military were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as an assassination, two months after they staged a mutiny that dented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority

The Independent UK

Thursday briefing: What the UK’s first womb transplant means for the future of fertility

In today’s newsletter: does the UK’s first successful womb transplant mean that men could one day carry babies?

The Guardian - UK

Prigozhin seen laughing about death in video released by Wagner-linked channel: ‘We’ll all go to hell’

Wagner chief’s close aide Dmitry Utkin – also feared dead in Wednesday’s plane crash – remarks that ‘death is not the end, just the beginning of something else’ in same video

The Independent UK

Putin sends 'condolences' over Prigozhin plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin as a talented businessman on Thursday and said he wished to express sincere condolences to the families of those who died in a plane crash a day earlier. Putin's words came as Zelensky marked his country's independence day with an address…

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Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin breaks silence on Prigozhin death as spy chiefs say explosion caused plane crash

US refuses to say whether bomb suspected cause of ‘assassination’ as masked Russian mercenaries vow to avenge reported death

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 547

As the war enters its 547th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

At a glance: Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘dead in plane crash’ – what we know so far

Allies of Wagner boss accuse Russian defence ministry of assassinating him; flight data shows plane dropped suddenly

The Guardian - US

Morning Digest | With moon now in India’s orbit, focus shifts to Pragyan rover; Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash: Russian agencies, and more

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The Hindu

Russian agency says mercenary leader Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, leaving no survivors

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group fielded some of Russia’s best fighting forces in Ukraine, but a rebellion against the military this year led to his exile in Belarus.

Chicago Sun-Times

UK watching closely following reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly killed in a crash more than 180 miles north of Moscow.

The Independent UK

What was Vladimir Putin doing as Wagner chief rival ‘killed’ in plane crash?

Russian president was hailing military ‘heroes’ of Ukraine invasion at concert near border

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Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘killed’ in plane crash

In tonight's edition: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary Wagner group, has been reported killed in a plane crash. The group has a large presence in Africa where it has courted nations that have turned away from their traditional colonial allies. Also on the show: A chaotic day…

The Guardian - UK

What next for the Wagner group after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s reported death?

The apparent death in a plane crash of the man who humiliated Putin comes as little surprise to most Russia observers. But can his mercenary group survive without him?

Al Jazeera

Global reaction to possible death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

Russia’s announces crash of a private plane travelling between Moscow and St Petersburg killing all 10 passengers.

The Guardian - UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin: A death that will leave a lasting mark on Russian army and elite

Since the Wagner group’s abortive coup, many have felt its leader could be living on borrowed time

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The Independent UK

UK Government closely monitoring reports of Wagner chief’s death in plane crash

Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of the plane which crashed with 10 fatalities 60 miles north of Moscow.

The Independent UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s first video message since failed Wagner mutiny may have been his last

Wagner boss shared a video earlier this week which suggested he was in an African country. In it he claimed his mercenary group is ‘making life a nightmare for Isis and al-Qaeda and other bandits’

Radio France Internationale

Wagner chief Prigozhin listed as passenger on plane that crashed in Russia

Russian state-run news agencies on Wednesday said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group that led a mutiny against Russia's army in June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that crashed.

The Independent UK

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group mercenary chief feared dead in plane crash

The former jail convict and ally of Vladimir Putin became an increasingly vocal critic of the Kremlin’s defence chiefs during the war in Ukraine

WEKU

Russian officials say Wagner boss Prigozhin was on passenger list of jet that crashed

A jet from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed, killing all 10 people on board, officials said. Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list, officials said, but it wasn't clear if he was on board.

The Guardian - UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin onboard plane in fatal crash, says Russia

Officials say Wagner chief behind June mutiny was on jet that crashed in Tver region, killing all 10 onboard

The Independent UK

Officials say a jet crash in Russia kills 10 and Wagner chief was on passenger list - OLD

A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg has crashed Wednesday, killing all ten people on board, Russian emergency officials said

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