Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin, after the mercenary leader's plane crashed with no survivors two months after he led a mutiny against army chiefs.
  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    1241·
    11 months ago

    Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin

    “I’m very sorry I shot his plane down to assassinate him. I probably wouldn’t do it again. Maybe.”

  • Khazram@lemmy.worldEnglish
    59·
    11 months ago

    “I had known Prigozhin for a very long time, since the start of the 90s. He was a man with a difficult fate, and he made serious mistakes in life.”

    “IDC how long I’ve known you, cross me and you get a missile up your bum.”

  • Wrothgar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    321·
    11 months ago

    What did this Wagner guy expect?? He did a half assed rebellion against Putin lmao

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      48·
      11 months ago

      It’s ego…

      Sure, this guy fucks over everyone else, but he wouldn’t dare do that to me, I’m special!

      Same reason people don’t expect trump to turn on them. Rational people don’t do it to begin with, so the ones willing to usually aren’t the best at critical thinking or risk assessment

    • ShadowRam@kbin.social
      231·
      11 months ago

      I’m not totally convinced he’s dead.
      This looks too staged. You don’t get to the top of a merc group like that by making dumb mistakes like this.

      Then again, who the fucks knows. Maybe you do in Russia.

      • flipht@kbin.social
        8·
        11 months ago

        This was my first thought.

        Best way to stay alive is to cross a land border, get on another plane under an assumed identity, and go as far away as possible, letting your real name pretend to take flights until a plane goes down and you’re never found.

        Russia has a history of following dissidents to other countries and assassinating them. The only way to avoid that fate would be for Putin to already think you’re dead.

      • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Well, his plane was already “shot down” a few years ago, so who knows…

  • frazw@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    10 months ago

    What is sad is that 10 other people were on that plane. Not a good idea to fly on a plane containing anyone outspoken against the kremlin.