Some in the Wagner group bridle at being subsumed within Russia’s defence ministry, backing instead a transfer of power to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s son
Yevgeny Prigozhin
The multimillionaire militia commander sparked the biggest crisis in the Russian president’s two decades in power
Kremlin rejects international inquiry into plane crash that killed senior Wagner members and mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin
Ukraine accuses Pope Francis of echoing Kremlin’s ‘imperialist propaganda’
Yevgeny Prigozhin is the latest in a long line of those who have paid a heavy price for standing up to the president
Founder’s mysterious demise casts fresh doubt over Russia’s ability to maintain mercenary deployments on the continent
US president expressed lack of surprise Wagner chief killed in a plane crash
US report concludes that the Wagner leader’s jet was downed by onboard bomb
Prigozhin and top officers of his private military are presumed dead in the crash, which has been widely seen as an assassination
After the Wagner coup, many speculated that the mercenary leader could be on borrowed time
Death reported by Russian state television and social media channel affiliated with Wagner group
Chief tells soldiers they would take no further part in the Ukraine war for now
Stoltenberg announces move by Erdogan to approve application on eve of Nato summit in Lithuania
Observers say the lenient approach to Prigozhin after his attempted insurrection reflects Putin’s weakness and entanglement with Wagner’s businesses
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