Russia pardoned a murderer who put his girlfriend through a meat grinder because he agreed to fight in Ukraine, his mom says

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Russia's Wagner military contractor tanks
In this photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service in June, tanks belonging to Russia's Wagner military contractor are parked at an undisclosed location.

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Ukrainian advisor says Prigozhin's death in a plane crash is a warning that there's no negotiating with Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits in a chair, glaring
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in July 2023.

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With Prigozhin dead, Putin has traded low-budget global reach for safety at home

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Memorial for Prigozhin in Moscow
A portrait of Yevgeny Prigozhin at a memorial for the dead Wagner Group leader in Moscow. A former senior Kremlin official told Insider that Prigozhin's death was "inevitable" after his June rebellion.

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Meet the Prigozhins: What to know about the Wagner boss and the relatives who help run his business empire

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Polina Prigozhina, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and Lyubov Prigozhina.
Polina Prigozhina, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and Lyubov Prigozhina.

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US intelligence is trying to figure out what apparently caused Prigozhin's plane to crash, and early theories range from missiles to bombs

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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.

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A deadly plane crash appears to have killed Wagner's top boss, but even without Prigozhin, the group likely isn't a 'chicken with its head cut off,' expert says

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Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023.
Wagner's brief mutiny in June left multiple dead and destroyed several Russian military assets.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group leader accused of 'betrayal' and 'treason' by Putin?

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Yvengy Prigozhin serving Vladimir Putin.
Yevgeny Prigozhin with Vladimir Putin.

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