by William Upton, The National Pulse:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed the investigation into the death of Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin found his aircraft was brought down after those on board became intoxicated and set off hand grenades. According to Putin, investigators found pieces of metal from exploded grenades in the human remains recovered from the plane’s crash site. Trace amounts of drugs and alcohol were found in blood samples taken as well.
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Prigozhin, a former confidant of Putin turned political and military critic, died on August 23, 2023 when a private jet carrying him and nine others crashed about 15 kilometers from Khotilovo, a Russian airbase in the Russian region of Tver. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, it was speculated Russian air defenses may have brought the jet down.
On June 24, 2023, Wagner mercenary forces, who had spent much of the near year-and-a-half prior fighting alongside the Russian military in Ukraine, unexpectedly crossed back into Russia. Under the command of Prigozhin, the mercenaries quickly occupied the Russian city of Rostov and began an over 1,000 kilometer march towards Moscow – initially encountering little resistance. The mercenary – turned rebel – leader inexplicably stood down hours later, ending his quasi-coup with a negotiated surrender.
Prior to his death, Prigozhin had been spotted in the African nation of Niger. In August, Niger’s military regime appealed to Wagner for help against the Nigeria-led, West-aligned ECOWAS threats to invade the country in order to restore its ousted president.
Putin claims Prigozhin’s plane crashed because the Wagner leadership got drunk and/or high, then set off hand grenades during the flight.
Seems legit, definitely no further questions about that incident, we can all move on pic.twitter.com/JeM8ljlibi
— max seddon (@maxseddon) October 5, 2023
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