Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was believed dead after a private jet on which he was listed as a passenger crashed north of Moscow with no survivors.
Enemies of the Russian president have in the past found themselves dead or close to death in unclear circumstances involving anything from poison tea to soup.
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin who spearheaded a mutiny against Russia’s top army brass is the latest of Putin’s opponents to die under unclear circumstances.
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was believed dead after a private jet on which he was listed as a passenger crashed north of Moscow with no survivors. Prigozhin, 62, spearheaded a mutiny against Russia's top army brass on June 23-24, which President Vladimir Putin said could have tipped Russia into civil war. Others who have opposed Putin or his interests.