Details about the funeral for Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash last week along with nine other people, were murky.
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With Prigozhin Dead, Russia’s Wagner Faces an Uncertain Future
It could be hard for the Kremlin to find a way to neutralize the mercenary group after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death while retaining its fighting power and geopolitical links.
After Prigozhin’s Death, Mourners Gather at Wagner Memorial in Moscow
Visitors, some tearful, left flowers and other tributes to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner private military company, at a sidewalk memorial.
Investigators said genetic testing showed the dead match the names on the flight log.
Investigators saying on Sunday that genetic testing showed that the victims of a plane crash last week matched all the names on the jet’s manifest.
A Former French President Gives a Voice to Obstinate Russian Sympathies
Remarks by Nicolas Sarkozy have raised fears that Europe’s pro-Putin chorus may grow louder as Ukraine’s plodding counteroffensive puts pressure on Western resolve.
Ukrainian Commander Urges More Defenses in the Northeast
In an apparent break with Pentagon advice, Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine’s top general in the east, called for “all measures” to defend an area where Russia was threatening to take more territory.
Ukraine Is Still Grappling With the Battlefield Prigozhin Left Behind
He shored up Russian forces at their most vulnerable and drew Ukraine into a costly fight for Bakhmut, giving Moscow time to build defenses that are slowing Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
‘He Has Blood on His Hands’
In a Ukraine village, there are no tears for Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner private militia, whose presumed death in a plane crash was reported this week.
Russia Denies Killing Prigozhin, Calling the Idea Anti-Putin Propaganda
The Kremlin and its proxies rebuffed suggestions that it was responsible for destroying a plane that reportedly carried the chief of the Wagner mercenary group.
Dmitri Utkin, a Leader of the Wagner Mercenaries, Presumed Dead
Mr. Utkin, a prominent commander in the private Russian military company, was a longtime lieutenant to Yevgeny V. Prigozhin. He is believed dead at 53 in a plane crash.