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Prigozhin presumed dead: Wagner boss who defied Putin listed in Russian plane crash

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Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and top officers of his private Wagner military company were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as the Kremlin's revenge, two months after they staged a mutiny that dented Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Angela Diffley tells us more.

Added on the 24/08/2023 11:56:41 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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