Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is laid to rest at a private funeral near St Petersburg, Russia, a week after he died in a plane crash, according to his press service. His press service said Prigozhin was buried in a private ceremony outside his home city of St Petersburg. The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin would not attend the funeral of his former ally. Services were also held for other leaders of the mercenary group who the Kremlin says were killed a plane crash last Wednesday. They included Valery Chekalov, senior deputy of Wagner’s head of logistics. Journalist Yulia Shapovalova joins us live from Moscow to discuss the latest updates. […]
The Kremlin appears to be taking over the Wagner Group’s activities. The Wagner Group does more than just mercenary work, with revenue coming from gold mines and logging to a company that makes beer and vodka, as well as horse breeding and more. The death of Prigozhin has left uncertainty about the future of the group. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #YevgenyPrigozhin #WagnerGroup #Prigozhin #RussiaPlaneCrash #Moscow #PrigozhinDeath #VladimirPutin #DmitryUtkin #AlJazeeraEnglish
Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is presumed dead after a plane crash in Russia. Could this be Putin taking revenge for the mutiny Prigozhin led in June? And what will happen to the Wagner Group now? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. 00:30 – Who was behind the Prigozhin plane crash? 01:12 – President Vladimir Putin’s reaction to Prigozhin’s mutiny in June 2023 02:59 – Suggestions that Ukraine could be behind the crash 03:50 – Does Prigozhin’s death make Putin stronger or weaker? 04:53 – What will happen to the Wagner Group now? 05:08 – The Wagner Group’s operations in Africa 05:36 – Dmitry Utkin is also thought to be dead […]
A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin says any report that Kremlin ordered the killing of Wagner group’s chief is an absolute lie. Prigozhin was registered as being on a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday. The crash came two months after the former ally of Putin, led a short-lived mutiny against military leaders in Moscow. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari is live for us in Moscow for the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #YevgenyPrigozhin #WagnerGroup #Prigozhin #RussiaPlaneCrash #Moscow #PrigozhinDeath #VladimirPutin […]
A private plane has crashed in Moscow’s Tver region, killing all 10 people on board. Russia news agency TASS reports that Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was among those on board. “A private Embraer Legacy aircraft travelling from Moscow to Saint Petersburg crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver Region. There were 10 people on board, including 3 crew members. According to preliminary information, all those on board died,” the ministry for emergency situation said on Telegram. Daniel Hawkins, a journalist in Moscow, told Al Jazeera that “reports in the Russian media, unconfirmed so far, are saying this aircraft could have been taken down by air defence […]
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is holding two days of talks with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in Saint Petersburg. It is Lukashenko’s first visit to Russia since the short-lived mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group. Al Jazeera’s Alex Baird has more. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Russia #Kremlin #Belarus #Poland #YevgenyPrigozhin #WagnerGroup #VladimirPutin #AlJazeeraEnglish
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. Lukashenko’s first visit to Russia since he helped broker a deal to end mutiny by Wagner group. Belarusian leader said he was ‘keeping’ Russian Wagner mercenaries in central Belarus. Russia and Belarus both say Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia has failed. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Russia #Kremlin #Belarus #Poland #YevgenyPrigozhin #WagnerGroup #VladimirPutin #AlJazeeraEnglish
Ukraine’s Black Sea Threat: Ships on Route Risk Becoming Military Targets Russia has warned that from Thursday any ships travelling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be considered potential military targets, as Kyiv said it would set up a temporary shipping route to continue grain exports following Moscow’s withdrawal from a United Nations-brokered deal that permitted grain exports from Ukraine’s ports. Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that it would deem all ships travelling to Ukraine to be potentially carrying military cargo on behalf of Kyiv and “the flag countries of such ships will be considered parties to the Ukrainian conflict”. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: […]
Moscow’s military leadership has reportedly dismissed Major-General Ivan Popov, commander-in-chief of Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army stationed in southern Ukraine, over his concerns for troops fighting without rest and criticism of Russian battlefield strategy. Popov addressed soldiers in a voice message that was circulated on the Telegram messaging app on Wednesday saying he had been relieved of his post for criticising Russia’s military inefficiencies in Ukraine. Journalist Yulia Shapvalova joins us live from Moscow to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Russia #IvanPopov #RussianArmy #VladimirPutin #ValeryGerasimov #Russia58thCombinedArmsArmy […]
President Vladimir Putin met Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow, five days after the mercenary chief led an armed rebellion in Russia, the Kremlin confirms. Moscow says it foiled Ukrainian attacks on Rostov and Kaluga, which are part of Russia, and on Russia-occupied Crimea. Kyiv says Ukrainian troops have made a ‘definitive advance’ on the southern flank of Bakhmut as part of the country’s counteroffensive. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will discuss extending the grain deal set to expire next week, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: […]
