Russia’s Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been laid to rest in a private ceremony. The man who mounted a failed rebellion and died in a plane crash was buried next to his father. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports from St Petersburg, Russia. 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/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Russia #YevgenyPrigozhin #WagnerGroup #Prigozhin #RussiaPlaneCrash #Moscow #PrigozhinDeath #VladimirPutin #DmitryUtkin #AlJazeeraEnglish #Funeral
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 […]
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says the leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, has returned to Russia suggesting he’s in St. Petersburg. He also says the offer to have Wagner fighters stationed in his country still stands. Yevgeny Prigozhin had gone into exile in Belarus after his brief mutiny — in a deal agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin. There has been much speculation in recent weeks regarding his whereabouts, with the mercenary leader not being seen in public since the mutiny. Journalist Yulia Shapovalova is in Moscow for the latest updates. And Pavel Felgenhauer is a Defense and Military Analyst he joins us on Skype from Moscow for his analysis. […]
Some of Russia’s highest-ranking generals have not been seen in public since the mutiny by Wagner mercenaries last week. The group’s leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin wanted the arrest of Russian defence ministry officials. He accused them of incompetence and ordering attacks on his fighters. US media reports say Russia’s FSB security service warned armed forces chief of the general staff, Valery Gerasimov about Prigozhin’s planned rebellion, giving him time to avoid capture. The Kremlin is dismissing reports that Gerasimov’s deputy, Sergei Surovikin was also given advance knowledge of the mutiny. Journalist Yulia Shapovalova joins us live from Moscow to discuss the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on […]
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says it is dropping a criminal case against Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group related to the mercenary’s attempted rebellion in the country over the weekend, according to local media reports. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says the case was dropped because “the participants had ceased actions directly aimed at committing the crime”. Russia’s defence ministry says the Wagner Group is preparing to hand over all its equipment after attempting to launch a revolt in the country over the weekend. Journalist Yulia Shapovalova 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 […]
Russian state news is reporting that the head of the Wagner mercenary group is under investigation. That is despite a recent deal granting him immunity after his forces took over military sites in southern Russia. The Kremlin had said Prigozhin agreed to go into exile in Belarus. And fighters who had not joined the mutiny would not be prosecuted for treason. Journalist Yulia Shapovalova 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 #YevgenyPrigozhin #WagnerGroup #WagnerMutiny #VladimirPutin #SergeiShoigu #AlJazeeraEnglish
