Russia-Ukraine War Prigozhin Listed as Passenger on Plane That Crashed, Killing All Aboard

[flying_wahini]

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Source: New York Times

Russia-Ukraine War
Prigozhin Listed as Passenger on Plane That Crashed, Killing All Aboard
The mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin was on the passenger roster of a private jet that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all 10 people aboard, Russia's aviation authority said.

Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the Russian mercenary leader of the private Wagner paramilitary group whose armed rebellion in June threatened the country's leadership, was listed on the passenger roster of a private jet that crashed in Russia on Wednesday, killing all 10 people aboard, Russia's aviation authority said.

Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said that the plane, an Embraer jet, crashed in the Tver region, north of Moscow, according to the state news agency Tass. Minutes later, the news agency, citing Russia's aviation authority, said that Mr. Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on the plane.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/23/world/prigozhin-russia-ukraine-war-news

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Putin strikes again...

[gohuskies]

1. Priggy got the Trotsky treatment

Vlad the Impaler settles another high wire score with his enemies. This guy is evil beyond mere comprehension. No wonder he is so chummy with Mango Mussolini.

[flying_wahini]

2. It sure looks that way....

[Turbineguy]

14. Did they find his elbow?

[onetexan]

3. I dont believe it till they've confirmed his body

[flying_wahini]

4. He's listed as passenger.

But we can wait for confirmation. NYT isn’t.

[speak easy]

6. And who is going to do the confirmation?

The Russian Federation?

[mitch96]

13. +1 agree. Even then there will be questions.. Give me DNA and even then if Prigozhin wanted to

disappear this is the way to do it.
Or putin had a hand it this if he is really dead...
A thought..
YMMV
m

[Charlie Chapulin]

7. Hmmm...

Name was on the manifest, but is there a body?

Will he be lionized or martyred? Or did he go to Bill Casey’s Island?

[R Merm]

8. At least it wasn't an open window

[LisaL]

17. He still fell from a height.

Open window or not.

[Torchlight]

9. Wikipedia's throwing this out into the arena.

"A Wagner-associated Telegram channel claimed the jet that Prigozhin was in was shot down by Russian air defenses over Tver Oblast."

[zuul]

10. I'm surprised Piggy lived this long.

Putin is a ruthless, lawless thug.

[PatSeg]

11. Same here

Apparently the falling out of windows routine was getting a bit old or Prigozhin warranted something more dramatic.

[zuul]

15. And poisoning is so passe.

Adolph Putler is getting creative.

[masmdu]

12. Well, that took longer than I thought it would.

Evil men

[LisaL]

16. If you saw Prigozhin on your plane, a good idea would be to get off.

I am just saying...

[Omaha Steve]

18. After a review by forum hosts, locking........

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