A Russian helicopter crew freaked out, tried to run, and was killed after realizing their captain had defected to Ukraine, official says

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A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter is seen during flight testing conducted by the Russian Air Force of the Southern Military District during snowfall at a military aerodrome in the Rostov region, Russia January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov
A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter seen in the Rostov region of Russia on January 19, 2022.

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Kremlin insiders are baffled over why Prigozhin was flying around Russia after his failed uprising: 'He's not a fool'

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Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
Head of the Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin left the Southern Military District headquarters on June 24, 2023 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

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A mysterious 40,000-year-old hip bone suggests human ancestors and Neanderthals shared a cave — and perhaps a culture

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A child looks into the eyes of a model Neanderthal at the Neanderthal Museum in Germany. Scientists think they've uncovered evidence early European humans may have shared a cave with Neanderthals, and maybe even a culture.

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Who is Dmitry Utkin, the Nazi-obsessed Wagner commander presumed dead in the same crash as Prigozhin?

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People hang out portraits of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner's operations, as they pay tribute to them at the makeshift memorial in front of the PMC Wagner office in Novosibirsk, on August 24, 2023
Portraits of Yevgeny Prigozhin (L) and Dmitry Utkin (R), in front of the PMC Wagner office in Novosibirsk, on August 24, 2023

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There is little doubt that Putin had Prigozhin killed — which is almost certainly the point

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Prigozhin and Putin in a composite image
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, right, in a composite image.

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The plane carrying Prigozhin seemed fine on radar until a 'sudden downward' drop in its last 30 seconds

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A Russian serviceman inspects a part of the crashed jet in the Tver region, which reportedly had Yevgeny Prigozhin onboard.
A Russian serviceman inspects a part of the crashed jet in the Tver region, which reportedly had Yevgeny Prigozhin onboard.

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A Russian pilot landed a Mi-8 helicopter on a Ukrainian airbase in a daring defection, Ukrainian official says

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A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter is seen during flight testing conducted by the Russian Air Force of the Southern Military District during snowfall at a military aerodrome in the Rostov region, Russia January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov
A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter seen in the Rostov region of Russia on January 19, 2022.

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A South Korean airline plans to weigh passengers, putting them on scales before each flight to comply with local laws

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A stock image shows a woman stepping on weighing scales.
A stock image shows a woman stepping on weighing scales.

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The West is wrong to criticize Ukraine for not focusing its counteroffensive in one area, say experts

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Members of the SPG-9 anti tank recoilless gun crew fire the gun onto Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on August 14, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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A mysterious green comet is approaching Earth and could be visible to the naked eye soon. Here's how to see it.

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A green comet, called ISON, passing the Earth about ten years ago. Astronomers have spotted another comet with a green tail, comet Nishimura, which could be seen with the naked eye from Earth in early to mid-September.

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