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From Nordic symbols to sledgehammer executions: Inside the Wagner Group's neo-pagan rituals

According to the Orthodox Eastern Church, the spirit of Wagner chief Evgeny Prigozhin now ought to have embarked in heaven or hell. The religion believes it takes 40 days after death for souls to reach their final destination, a threshold that the once hotdog seller reached on 1 October.

The Conversation

Wagner’s Prigozhin hailed a hero, 40 days after death in plane crash

Dozens pay respects in several Russian cities on key date for mourning in the Eastern Orthodox church.

Al Jazeera

Putin speaks to former Wagner chief on TV about Ukraine deployment

Discussion with Andrei Troshev shows Moscow’s efforts to demonstrate its control over mercenary group

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The Wagner mercenary group's second-in-command is buried in a quiet Moscow ceremony

The man who is believed to have given Russian mercenary group Wagner its name has been buried at a military cemetery in Moscow

The Independent UK

Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke of threats to his life days before death, video appears to show

Wagner boss apparently seen in Africa saying ‘everything’s fine’ as he addressed rumours about wellbeing

The Guardian - UK

The Kremlin says Putin is not planning to attend Wagner chief Prigozhin's burial

The Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t planning to attend the funeral of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin following his death in a plane crash

The Independent UK

Wagner group's future hanging in the balance after Prigozhin’s death

Wagner military chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was officially confirmed dead by Russian authorities on Sunday. The fate of his mercenary group – and its operations in Africa and the Middle East – now hangs in the balance. FRANCE 24 spoke to Anastasiya Shapochkina, a political analyst and researcher with a focus…

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Who was Dmitry Utkin, a key Wagner mercenary who died alongside Prigozhin?

The secretive war-hardened career-officer-turned-mercenary is said to have given the Wagner group its name.

Al Jazeera

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin confirmed dead in crash

Genetic analysis confirms mercenary boss was killed after his aircraft went down in what appeared to be an explosion.

Al Jazeera

Belarusian leader Lukashenko says he warned Wagner chiefs to ‘watch out’

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he told Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin: ‘Lads – you watch out’.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 549 of the invasion

Lukashenko says Prigozhin dismissed warnings about threats to his life; Kremlin denies being behind plane crash; flight recorders and 10 bodies recovered

The Guardian - AU

I warned Wagner chief to watch out for threats to his life, says Belarus president Lukashenko

The Belarusian leader brokered the deal that ended a mutiny against Moscow led by Yevgeny Prigozhin two months before the plane crash that is said to have killed him

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin's suspected elimination of Yevgeny Prigozhin: The hunter to become the hunted?

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, is presumed dead. Russia’s Air Transport Agency has said he was on the passenger manifest of 10 people on board a private jet that came down in a fiery crash close to Moscow, killing everyone on board, while a Telegram channel associated…

The Conversation

The downed Russian jet carried Wagner's hierarchy, from Prigozhin's No. 2 to his bodyguards

The manifest of the plane that went down in Russia is essentially a who’s who for the Wagner mercenary group: The second-in-command, who baptized Wagner with his nom de guerre, the logistics chief and a fighter wounded by U.S. airstrikes in Syria

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Prigozhin's death: Show of strength or admission of weakness for Putin?

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, was on board a plane that crashed in Russia on Wednesday, leaving no survivors, according to Russian media reports. While many details are yet to be confirmed, many Russia watchers wonder how and why Prigozhin survived so long after his June 23 mutiny…

The Guardian - UK

If Putin has eliminated Prigozhin, the result could be more – not less – instability for Russia

The Russian president has seemingly upped the stakes: anyone who challenges his regime will have to see it through to the end, says Samantha de Bendern, associate fellow at Chatham House

The Guardian - AU

Biden points finger at Putin as Prigozhin’s reported death seen as a warning to ‘elites’

Joe Biden ‘not surprised’ by apparent death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner founder, in plane crash, while Kremlin and Russian president stay silent

Al Jazeera

Russian villagers report explosion before ‘Prigozhin’ plane crash

The Wagner boss was listed as a passenger on the private jet, but the Kremlin has not confirmed his death.

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Evening Standard

Wagner troops ‘plotting march to Russia to avenge leader’s death’

Wagner mercenaries were on Thursday reported to be trying to head back into Russia after threatening retaliation over the suspected killing of their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on the orders of Vladimir Putin.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Republicans feud over Trump in first 2024 primary debate

Eight candidates, who gathered in Milwaukee in hope of catching up to former president in polls, also argued about abortion and the climate. Plus, 130 million people under heat alerts in 22 states

The Independent UK

Prigozhin seen laughing about death in video released by Wagner-linked channel: ‘We’ll all go to hell’

Wagner chief’s close aide Dmitry Utkin – also feared dead in Wednesday’s plane crash – remarks that ‘death is not the end, just the beginning of something else’ in same video

The Guardian - AU

Putin confirms Prigozhin death; Pentagon says surface-to-air missile claim is ‘inaccurate’ – as it happened

Russian president says former head of Wagner made ‘serious mistakes’. This live blog is now closed

The Guardian - UK

Who are the other Wagner group leaders presumed dead in plane crash?

Those said to have died alongside Yevgeny Prigozhin include Dmitry Utkin, whose call sign was ‘Wagner’

France 24

Putin sends 'condolences' over Prigozhin plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin as a talented businessman on Thursday and said he wished to express sincere condolences to the families of those who died in a plane crash a day earlier. Putin's words came as Zelensky marked his country's independence day with an address…

The Guardian - US

At a glance: Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin ‘dead in plane crash’ – what we know so far

Allies of Wagner boss accuse Russian defence ministry of assassinating him; flight data shows plane dropped suddenly

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