Wagner's Prigozhin presumed killed in plane crash after rebelling against Putin

Tech Insider

The Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was thought to be on a plane that crashed north of Moscow. His group staged a rebellion against Russia and Vladimir Putin two months ago.

Putin breaks silence after Prigozhin's plane crash, calling the Wagner boss a 'man of complicated fate' who made 'serious mistakes'

Tech Insider
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images; Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

War experts suspect Prigozhin's plane crash could be the Kremlin's 'final step' in eliminating Wagner's independence

Tech Insider
Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckages of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023.
Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckages of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023.

Reuters

Wagner fighters are furious and vowing vengeance after their leader Prigozhin's presumed death in a plane crash

Tech Insider
wagner group
Wagner fighters in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don during the June 2023 uprising led by Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Ukraine says its special forces pulled off a daring amphibious raid into occupied Crimea, hit Russian troops, and raised the flag on the peninsula

Tech Insider
Ukrainian soldiers are seen on a boat during a 'special operation' by Ukrainian forces at a location given as near Olenivka and Mayak settlements, Crimea, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on August 24, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers are seen on a boat during a 'special operation' by Ukrainian forces at a location given as near Olenivka and Mayak settlements, Crimea, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on Augus

Putin's old spy agency is a prime suspect for taking out Prigozhin's plane

Tech Insider
Eyewitness footage of the crash site of a plane linked to Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, near Kuzhenkino, Tver region, Russia, in this screen grab taken from a video.
Footage of the crash site of a plane linked to Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, near Kuzhenkino, Tver region, Russia, August 23, 2023.

Ostorozhno Novosti/via REUTERS

Prigozhin's plane may have been brought down by a 'device' on board: former MI6 boss

Tech Insider : Politics
Plane wreckage after Yevgeny Prigozhin's jet crashed.
A photo released by Russian authorities of the crash site near Moscow on August 23, 2023. Yevgeny Prigozhin was named on the plane's passenger list.

Investigative Committee of Russia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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

Tech Insider
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.

REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

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

Tech Insider
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.

Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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

Tech Insider
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

Vladimir Nikolayev/AFP via Getty Images

Subscribe to Russia