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

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

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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.

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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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An old video of Vladimir Putin saying 'betrayal' is absolutely unforgivable has resurfaced after Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Yevgeny Prigozhin (right).
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Yevgeny Prigozhin (right).

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Amid a slogging counteroffensive, Ukraine sees a day of good fortune: a Russian air defense system was destroyed, one Russian pilot successfully defected, and, now, the Wagner leader may be dead.

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner private-mercenary group.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner private-mercenary group.

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