Russian authorities confirmed that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's body was among those killed in a plane crash outside of Moscow.
“The assassination of Prigozhin would have catastrophic consequences. The people who gave the order do not understand the mood in the army and the morale at all,” the group said in a veiled threat to the leadership in Moscow.
“There is now a great deal of speculation surrounding this plane crash and the tragic deaths of the plane’s passengers, including Yevgeny Prigozhin. Of course, in the West, all this speculation is presented from a well-known angle. “All of this is an absolute lie, and here, when covering this issue, it is necessary to base yourself on facts. There are not many facts yet. They need to be established in the course of investigative actions.” Kyiv has also denied involvement, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying that his government did not assassinate the Wagner chief, adding that “that Prigozhin was “a man of complicated destiny”. It is still not clear why Prigozhin and other top brass of the Wagner group were flying over Russia, with the group being effectively exiled to Belarus after the failed coup attempt. Shortly before his death, Prigozhin published a video purporting to have been filmed in Africa, saying that his band of mercenaries were prepared to enter into the fray in Niger in order to make “
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