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Russia confirms Wagner mercenary boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash
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A portrait of the owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin lays at an informal street memorial near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, August 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed that mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash.
A private jet carrying Prigozhin and his top lieutenants crashed northwest of Moscow on Wednesday, two months after he led an armed rebellion that challenged the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin. There is wide speculation that the Wagner leader was targeted for assassination because of his uprising, although the Kremlin has denied involvement.
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