Wagner chief Prigozhin listed as passenger on plane that crashed with no survivors, Russian authorities say

[eisfeld]

MOSCOW, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, raising fears among his allies that he had been killed.

There was no immediate official confirmation that Prigozhin, Russia's most powerful mercenary and a self-declared enemy of the Russian Defence Ministry, was physically on board.

Reuters could not confirm that he was on the aircraft though a Telegram channel linked to Wagner pronounced him dead.

 

 

Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ten-killed-private-jet-crash-north-moscow-tass-2023-08-23/

[eisfeld]

Seems like Prigozhin as well as his second in command at Wagner are both dead.

 

Crossing Puting tends to have accutely reduced life expectancy as a side effect.

[Northstar1]

The purge is only beginning, Putin is finding out who was behind the coup with pregoshin, one by one they are disappearing.

[eisfeld]

Video of the plane falling from the sky

 

 

[VocalNeal]

Well at least he didn't fall out of a helicopter. I feel for the "innocent" plane crew.

 

Or he faked his own disappearance???? 

[pegman]

First thing to come to mind was what took so long.

[Saddic]

Another "accident"...  Is anyone surprised?   Expect a lot more "accidents" with the remaining Wagner group...

[In the jungle]

No need for an accident investigation.

 

It is clear that the plane fell out of a window.

[GinBoy2]

I wondered why Putin hadn't resorted to his usual poisoning or falling out of tall building playbook.

 

I'd be highly skeptical that that the video filmed by some local peasant  wasn't staged.

You never see video of a poisoning or falling from a high building. The video was almost too good to be true.

 

Putin likes to terrorize and what better than to show a plane falling from the sky?

 

For those in his circle watching that, they know aircraft don't fall from the sky like that, unless it's an inflight explosion, caused by what, bomb, missile, we'll never know

[eisfeld]

1 hour ago, GinBoy2 said:

I wondered why Putin hadn't resorted to his usual poisoning or falling out of tall building playbook.

 

I'd be highly skeptical that that the video filmed by some local peasant  wasn't staged.

You never see video of a poisoning or falling from a high building. The video was almost too good to be true.

 

Putin likes to terrorize and what better than to show a plane falling from the sky?

 

For those in his circle watching that, they know aircraft don't fall from the sky like that, unless it's an inflight explosion, caused by what, bomb, missile, we'll never know

Reuters was able to speak to multiple residents in the area who heard a loud bang before the plane fell from the sky and one guy was quoted as saying he saw one of the wings flying away. That would explain the uncontrolled straight down fall.

 

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/prigozhin-plane-crash-villagers-hear-bang-then-see-plane-plummet-ground-2023-08-24/