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Articles with tag "prigozhin"

One Year After Wagner Uprising, Putin More Powerful Than Ever

In the aftermath of Prigozhin's shocking mutiny, Putin implemented a new rule: no one would ever be allowed the same level of autonomy again.

In Photos: Wagner Memorials Appear on Mutiny's First Anniversary

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s supporters laid flowers at memorials in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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Russian Mercenary Prigozhin’s Statue Unveiled at His Grave

Mourners, including soldiers wearing Wagner insignia, laid flowers at the statue of Prigozhin who died in a plane crash last August.
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Prigozhin Monument Unveiled in Southern Russia’s Krasnodar Region

The statue depicts Prigozhin in a flak jacket and close associate Dmitry Utkin gripping an automatic rifle behind him.
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2023: The Rise and Fall of Wagner

If one story dominated Russian headlines in 2023, it was the rise and the fall of the murky and brutal Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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Prigozhin Killing Ordered by Putin’s Security Council Chief – WSJ

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called The Wall Street Journal's report “pulp fiction.”
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Prigozhin Supporters Call to Name St. Petersburg Street in His Honor

In a letter addressed to Governor Alexander Beglov, supporters also requested that a monument be dedicated to the late Wagner chief.
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Hours Before Declaring Mutiny, Prigozhin Secretly Planned Duma Speech to Win Back Putin’s Favor

The speech, called off at the last minute, would have been the late mercenary leader's last-ditch attempt to garner the president's approval.
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Russian Military to Drop Catering Contract With Prigozhin's Firm – Kommersant

RBE Group had supplied Russia’s Defense Ministry with rations until being replaced by Prigozhin's Concord Catering in 2013.
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Russians Pay Final Tribute to Prigozhin 40 Days After Mercenary Chief's Death

According to Orthodox Christian tradition, the souls of the deceased remain on Earth for 40 days before finding their eternal resting place.
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Kremlin Denies Prigozhin Plane Crash Probe Is Too Slow

There has been no update on what may have caused the crash in more than three weeks.
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Previously Unseen Video of Prigozhin Emerges Days After Secret Funeral

“To those who talk about my liquidation, private life and earnings or whatever else, strictly speaking, everything’s alright,” Prigozhin said in...
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Kremlin Says Possible Prigozhin Crash Was 'Premeditated'

The Kremlin has dismissed suggestions that it orchestrated the crash in revenge for Wagner's march on Moscow in June.
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‘We Don’t Need Heroes Who Marched on Moscow’: How the Kremlin Silenced Prigozhin’s Funeral

Kremlin and security officials arranged for the funeral to take place with a minimal likelihood of public outcry or protest.
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Moscow Declines to Probe Prigozhin Plane Crash Under International Rules – Reuters

Aviation safety experts say Russia's decision will only fuel speculation of the Kremlin’s involvement in the crash that killed the mercenary leader.
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Memorial for Wagner Chief Held in Private

Prigozhin's press service urged mourners to pay their respects at a cemetery in his native city St. Petersburg.
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Putin Awarded Prigozhin Secret Medal as ‘Kremlin Employee’ – BBC Russia

The outlet said it obtained an unpublished decree from 2006 awarding the Medal of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” I class to Yevgeny Prigozhin...
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In Death, Prigozhin Stands to Leave a Lasting Mark on Russia

The late mercenary leader's symbolic image in the public consciousness will likely prove difficult to erase, but experts say this is unlikely to translate...
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Putin Will Skip Prigozhin’s Funeral, Kremlin Says

The timing and location of Prigozhin’s funeral remains undisclosed.
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In Photos: Russians Mourn Prigozhin With Makeshift Memorials

Displays of flowers, photographs and other memorabilia appeared in several cities after the mutinous mercenary leader's death in a plane crash.
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