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[–] riley0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've been following this on Russian- and English-language sites. Nobody but BBC alleged Russian responsibility, and they cited no evidence. Remember when Boris Johnson personally tanked peace negotiations?

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[–] lorez@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago

I always read it as Warner Bros...

[–] rr7@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That is a conventient "accident"!

[–] quindraco@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Shooting a plane down with missiles isn't even a pretend accident.

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[–] M68040@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Whirlwind situation, for sure. Who'd be filling his position?

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[–] Pagliacci@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago

Good riddance, though a plane crash seems like a relatively easy way to "kill" someone while they go into hiding.

[–] Annakah69@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Rip to the goat

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia, with nine other people on board also dead

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[–] captcha@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone

Is this related to The Grey Zone?

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[–] Arkarian@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 years ago

I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't on that plane. Doubt that the guy was so stupid as to fly inside Russia openly.

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