Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: When India and the world were celebrating the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon, at the same time a startling information came out from Russia. A few days ago in Russia, the private army Wagner Group rebelled against President Vladimir Putin. After this, a news came out that the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigogine, was killed in a plane crash. Along with this, 10 other people including the Chief have also lost their lives in the plane crash.
what russian officials said
Russian officials said the head of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigogine, was on board a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday evening, leaving no survivors. Two months before this he had led a mutiny against the high officers of the army. Prigozhin’s death angered the Wagner Group, which in June faced the wrath of President Vladimir Putin by launching an unsuccessful armed uprising against senior army officers. He will be useless and will also face many challenges in future.
Wagner’s co-founder was also on board
According to media reports, all 10 people aboard the plane have come forward. These included Prigozhin and his right-hand man, Dmitry Utkin, who along with the Wagner Group’s chief formed it. Meanwhile, Russian investigators said they have opened a criminal investigation to determine what happened.
Prigogine criticized the Ukraine war
Prigogine was sharply critical of Russia’s strategy of invading Ukraine from the very beginning. He was continuously cursing the Russian army. At the same time, Prigogine was constantly questioning the top leadership of the Russian army. Since then it was being speculated that President Vladimir Putin might take some action against it.
