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Putin suggests Wagner chief Prigozhin's plane crash was blown up inside, f
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that the plane crash that killed the head of the Wagner mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, happened as hand grenades exploded inside the aircraft, reported Al Jazeera.
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Former Wagner commander arrested in Norway over attempt to cross into Russ
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Former commander of the Wagner mercenary group, Andrei Medvedev, who sought asylum in Norway earlier this year, has been arrested by Norwegian police over suspicions of attempting to illegally re-enter Russia, CNN reported citing the man's attorney on Saturday.
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Moscow confirms death of Wagner mercenary Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The death of Wagner mercenary leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash has been confirmed by Russia’s Investigative Committee, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
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Kremlin denies involvement in plane crash that killed Wagner chief Prigozh
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The assertions that the Wagner mercenary chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin at the direction of the Russian government is an "absolute lie," the Kremlin has said.
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Biden, other world leaders react to possible death of Wagner chief Yevgeny
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet that crashed north of Moscow, killing all ten people on board, the Russian authorities have said.
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Russia: 10 killed in plane crash, officials say Wagner Chief Prigozhin was
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A plane carrying Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly crashed on Wednesday, the Moscow Times reported citing Russia's emergencies ministry.
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Poland, Lithuania deliberating to shut Belarus border amid concerns over W
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Poland and Lithuania are considering blocking their respective borders with Belarus amid concerns about the presence of the Wagner mercenary group there, Al Jazeera reported, quoting a Lithuanian deputy interior minister.
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Situation in Russia, position of President Putin stable: Russian president
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Russia's Special Presidential Representative for International Cultural Cooperation and former Minister of Culture, Mikhail Shvydkoy on Monday said that the situation in Russia is "stable" and the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin is also intact after the Wagner mercenary group ar
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Russia drops charges against Wagner chief Prigozhin after his forces halt
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitri S Peskov said Prigozhin will go to Belarus, and the fighters who rebelled with him would not be prosecuted by law given their "service at the front."
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Wagner mercenary chief to move to Belarus under deal brokered by Lukashenk
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has decided to stop his march to Moscow after talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, reported Al Jazeera on Saturday.
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"Armed mutiny" by Wagner group is "stab in back of our country," says Russ
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Putin's statement comes after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the alleged head of the Wagner mercenary group, in a series of recordings released on social media on Saturday, announced that his troops had taken control of military facilities in two Russian cities.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to address nation soon, says sta
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has said that his forces have taken control of military facilities in Rostov-on-Don and of the airfield as well.
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