Tweets On The Death Of Wagner Group Founder Prigozhin

Prigozhin: Vladimir Putin breaks silence over plane crash https://t.co/RkT46DiUPI

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 24, 2023

Vladimir Putin made his first comments since the plane crash in Russia that apparently killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.

A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded an intentional explosion brought down the mercenary leader’s private jet. pic.twitter.com/HIXDDOgj47

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2023

The private jet purportedly carrying Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin that crashed, killing everyone on board, was likely shot down by a surface-to-air missile inside Russia, said two US officials who spoke to @Reuters on condition of anonymity https://t.co/5d42WWjxrG pic.twitter.com/kQP8X4weFc

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2023

⚡️In the case of the crash of Prigozhin's plane, it is necessary to “focus on facts”, and not on “the statements of the Western media”, Lavrov said. pic.twitter.com/NMOP1Y2CUw

— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) August 24, 2023

At the crash site of Prigozhin's plane in the Tver region, law enforcement officers continue to work, the area is being surveyed. The area is still cordoned off.

https://t.co/Lyukm0QIsp pic.twitter.com/1h2PQrf53p

— Victor vicktop55 (@vicktop55) August 24, 2023

The passenger manifest of the plane that went down in Russia is essentially a who’s who of Wagner mercenaries: Its second-in-command, the logistics chief, a fighter wounded by U.S. airstrikes in Syria. And of course, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner's leader. https://t.co/alEj7ELFo3

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 24, 2023

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who spearheaded a mutiny against Russia’s top army brass in June, was presumed dead in a fiery plane crash. Like Prigozhin, others who opposed Russian President Vladimir Putin have suffered mysterious fates https://t.co/bq8S3VcWgw pic.twitter.com/0KWUMPRvuK

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2023

Where was Prigozhin before the crash? https://t.co/kwEQBoX1PK

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 24, 2023