ACADEMY SITREP – Wagner Owner Prigozhin Killed in Plane Crash in Russia
August 23, 2023

What has Happened: Earlier today, Tass (the Russian state news agency) reported that Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a plane that crashed northwest of Moscow, killing all 10 people on board. While unconfirmed, social media channels associated with the Wagner Group said that Russian air defenses had shot down the plane (one of several owned by Prigozhin). As we reported in our SITREPs at the time, Prigozhin launched a mutiny on June 23 after taking control of the city of Rostov and then began a march on Moscow while demanding that Russia’s Defense Minister (Sergei ... ACADEMY SITREP – Wagner Owner Prigozhin Killed in Plane Crash in Russia