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Russian Mercenary Leader Presumed Dead in Plane Crash
A private jet flying between Moscow and Saint Petersburg in Russia has crashed. The circumstances of the crash remain mysterious as reports have emerged that Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin may have been onboard the aircraft. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
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Prayers for the flight crew who were sacrificed.
Ponding this move, if true, by Putin could backfire. Many of Prigozhin's followers could leave the Wagner group. Putin does not have enough citizens to fight the current conflict. According to my cousins on the ground (Ukrainian heritage) many of those supporting Russia are growing tired of this conflict. Many, those captured, have lost hope and don't want to see a long term battle.
Here is the link to the Military Times:
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2023/08/23/mercenary-chief-who-mutinied-against-putin-reportedly-on-crashed-plane/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mil-ebb&SToverlay=342f5a58-c37b-4142-b049-1f737335b507
Here is the link to the Military Times:
https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2023/08/23/mercenary-chief-who-mutinied-against-putin-reportedly-on-crashed-plane/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mil-ebb&SToverlay=342f5a58-c37b-4142-b049-1f737335b507
This is Putinism: instead of the rule of law, where you would arrest Prigozhin snd charge him with treason, you use terrorist tactics to extrajudicially kill him with absolutely zero consideration for collateral damage.
The only question is was it air-to-air or surface-to-air?
Or a device aboard the aircraft?
I'm sure his jet was intentionally shot down, but there is a question to be answered. Was Prigozhin on that aircraft?
1. Argument for Prighozin being onboard: Putin is tired of dealing with Prighozin. When Putin is tired of someone, he does not really care about collateral casualties, so killing 9 innocents to get the one target means nothing to Putin.
2. Argument for Prighozin not being onboard. A red herring operation. Put a lookalike onboard the jet with the intention of shooting it down to create a believable story of Prighozin being dead. Meanwhile, the real Prighozin is busy in Belarus with his Wagner Group troops and the Belarus army, quietly and secretly preparing them to invade Ukraine. Or perhaps Putin has his sights set on Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia being "repatriated" into his new Russian empire.
1. Argument for Prighozin being onboard: Putin is tired of dealing with Prighozin. When Putin is tired of someone, he does not really care about collateral casualties, so killing 9 innocents to get the one target means nothing to Putin.
2. Argument for Prighozin not being onboard. A red herring operation. Put a lookalike onboard the jet with the intention of shooting it down to create a believable story of Prighozin being dead. Meanwhile, the real Prighozin is busy in Belarus with his Wagner Group troops and the Belarus army, quietly and secretly preparing them to invade Ukraine. Or perhaps Putin has his sights set on Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia being "repatriated" into his new Russian empire.
