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Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia, with nine other people on board also dead

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[-] aFairlyLargeCat@hexbear.net 109 points 1 year ago

Live Prigozhin reaction:

sicko-speeeeen

[-] john_browns_beard@hexbear.net 96 points 1 year ago

Incredible that he just kind of tried to re-integrate like nothing ever happened after the mutiny incident, but I guess once you do something like that and you're an international political figure it's impossible to make yourself disappear and you're probably going to get got regardless of what you do. RIP to a true madlad.

[-] EnsignRedshirt@hexbear.net 84 points 1 year ago

I like the idea that this might be him faking his own death, possibly with cooperation from Putin. My money would still be on a simple political assassination, but I do love a properly convoluted conspiracy theory.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"No, they expect one of us in the wreckage brother."

"The fire rises?"

Yes!

[dead wagner merc id'd as Prigo]

[-] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 52 points 1 year ago

Finger will dig a tunnel to Kiev and attack Zelensky from below

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[-] aFairlyLargeCat@hexbear.net 92 points 1 year ago
[-] ChestRockwell@hexbear.net 64 points 1 year ago

Sounds like they broke two as well.

If you fly, don't all fly together.

second-plane a

[-] grendahlgrendahlgen@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

❌ secure the Ministry of the Interior

❌ don't fly

❌ don't go to a second location

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[-] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 89 points 1 year ago

He did a mutiny against Putin(y) and now he's dead, what are the odds?

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 72 points 1 year ago
[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Damn I jumped the gun and didn't realize @InevitableSwing@hexbear.net the news king already posted. In @Finger@hexbear.net 's absence: no more half measures waltuh

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

I just got lucky.

I made myself think of a song: Just Got Lucky.

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Surprised it took this long tbh.

And he just tried to...go about his life normally after openly considering a mutiny? Not a bright guy unless this is some sort of stunt and he didn't actually get killed.

[-] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 82 points 1 year ago

Wait, who's piloting the plane? My god! It's the ghost of kiev!

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[-] abc@hexbear.net 81 points 1 year ago
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[-] SerLava@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago
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[-] Parzivus@hexbear.net 72 points 1 year ago
[-] Sickos@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago

Smdh another victim of communism

[-] Phish@hexbear.net 66 points 1 year ago

The real crazy thing is that 9 other people felt ok getting on a plane with him.

[-] Lovely_sombrero@hexbear.net 66 points 1 year ago

How unexpected. People are saying that the actual Russian anti-air shot him down, that is very YOLO of Putin.

[-] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 43 points 1 year ago

I'd do it, if his plane flew near a loyal air defense unit and I was sure he was on board. What doesn't make sense is why the guy was setting foot anywhere near Russia? Why would you do that?!

[-] chickentendrils@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

what was he supposed to do, sell the jet??

dead-dove-3

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[-] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago

I think this is the one assassination that nobody is going to start anything over

[-] SerLava@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago

(Yevgeny Only Lives Once)

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 64 points 1 year ago

He just died? Wow. I didn’t know that. You are telling me now for the first time. He led an amazing life. What else can you say? Whether you agreed or not, he was an amazing man who led an amazing life. I am actually sad to hear that. I am sad to hear that.

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 62 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If he was actually on board I think this comes as a surprise to absolutely nobody here. The only confusing thing in the last few months is how much he's been parading around as if everything is normal.

I think we should all just realise that Prigo was a complete and utter fool. It's the only explanation I have for the world's worst attempted coup in the first place, and for his behaviour afterwards.

[-] SweaterWeather@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

The biggest surprise is it took this long tbh

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[-] Egon@hexbear.net 55 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Should've taken the train. Gonna count this as another w for traingang

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[-] Maoo@hexbear.net 53 points 1 year ago

We'll see who gigachad-virgins who

[-] niph@hexbear.net 53 points 1 year ago

More like Prigozhout amirite

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[-] LoveSausage@lemmygrad.ml 52 points 1 year ago

Yea very unfortunate , he should be more careful in the future

[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 49 points 1 year ago

You take a shot at the king, you best not miss

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[-] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 48 points 1 year ago

large-adult-son trump voice buh bye!

[-] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 47 points 1 year ago
[-] Judge_Juche@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago

Wtf would you be flying around on your private plane two months after you tried to do a coup, like even if you thought everything was forgiven atleast take the train for a few years.

Honestly Putin wasn't even planning to kill him, but he was just asking for it jetting around like that.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago

No doubt Ukraine's top cop Zelenskyyyy downed the aircraft with nothing but a .22 rifle.

[-] Fishroot@hexbear.net 42 points 1 year ago
[-] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

Official guidelines state that we no longer refer to these incidents as 'accidents' they are now 'collisions'

Why can't we call them accidents anymore?

Because accident implies there's nobody to blame.

[-] thegnomishmenace@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago

he died in russia? add him to the black book i guess

[-] Rom@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

10 people on board, plus I'm sure at least a few of them could have had more kids so let's bump that up to an even 100.

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[-] john_browns_beard@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago
[-] kristina@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago

lmfao, this is such an obvious assassination putin-wink

[-] SimulatedLiberalism@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Prigozhin finally completed the prophecy of being the modern day Trotsky. First as tragedy, then as farce.

Just like Trotsky, Prigozhin will gain a short lived cult-like status for his brilliant military achievements, who has an unusual talent of whipping aimless youths and prisoners into fanatical shock troops, but an ultimately difficult personality who will pose a lot of trouble to the State. Useful during war time, but dangerous in peace time.

Trotsky - after the failed coup of November 7, 1927 was expelled to Kazakhstan, and ultimately killed in Coyoacán, Mexico City on August 21, 1940.

Prigozhin - after the failed coup of June 23, 2023 was expelled to Belarus, and ultimately killed in Kuzhenkino, Tver oblast on August 23, 2023.

Let’s not forget that this is not the first time the Russian (Soviet) state has disposed of someone dangerous after they have served their purpose. Nor will it be the last.

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[-] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

It's been a long day without you, my friend

And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again

[-] NPa@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago
[-] HighOnCopium@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

joever it’s prigover

[-] Flinch@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago
[-] SerLava@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

Lol. Shoulda moved the quotes to "crashed"

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