What led to one of the most significant — but least surprising — deaths in Russia's war with Ukraine in 2023

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People lay carnations on a memorial as they pay tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on August 24.
People lay carnations on a memorial as they pay tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on August 24.

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18 months after Putin invaded Ukraine, Russia's sanctioned oligarchs are still rich and even less likely to stand up to him

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Vladamir Putin, Andrei Melnichenko, Roman Abramovich, Vladimir Potanin
Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Andrei Melnichenko, Roman Abramovich, Vladimir Potanin.

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Russia says it is an 'absolute lie' that Putin ordered the death of Wagner warlord Prigozhin. Few in the West believe it.

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People lay carnations to a memorial as they pay tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on August 24, 2023.

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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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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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Did Putin kill Prigozhin? It's one of 3 possible explanations Russia watchers came up with for the deadly plane crash

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Vladimir Putin (left) and Yevgeny Prigozhin (right).
Yevgeny Prigozhin was a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin before staging a failed mutiny against the Russian defense ministry in June 2023.

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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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The CIA's director predicted last month that Putin would seek revenge on Yevgeny Prigozhin after his failed coup

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

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Putin is trying to buy time with Prigozhin but will get revenge since he is the 'ultimate apostle of payback,' CIA director William Burns says

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Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va., July 8, 2022
Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va., July 8, 2022

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Prigozhin calls Russia's war on Ukraine 'a disgrace' in another public affront despite Kremlin efforts to silence him

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Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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