2023-08-24 15:18:23
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed the death of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. On Thursday he condoled to the family of the Wagner boss who was allegedly killed in a plane crash. We’ll see what the investigators find out, Putin said. This could take time.
The previous evening, the Russian aviation authority Rozaviatsiya, citing the airline, said Prigozhin was on board the plane that crashed in the Tver region. According to preliminary information from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, all ten people on board are dead. A Telegram channel of the Wagner group also announced the death of their leader.
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5:07 p.m. – US circles: Prigozhin plane probably shot down by a rocket
According to insiders, the United States is assuming a missile as the probable cause of the plane crash that killed Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. The anti-aircraft missile was apparently fired from within Russia, the Archyde.com news agency learned from two people who did not want to be named. However, they emphasized that these are early and preliminary findings.
17:06 – Norway also delivers F-16s to Kiev
After Denmark and the Netherlands, Norway will also provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets. He informed Volodymyr Zelenskyj about the delivery, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre told the Norwegian news agency NTB. The number and time frame are still being discussed. It is probably less than ten machines. “But Ukraine can count on Norway to contribute,” he said.
Gahr Støre had previously announced the delivery of anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine. “Air defense is crucial for Ukraine’s ability to protect both the civilian population and front-line infrastructure and military units against any type of Russian air attack,” he said.
5:00 p.m. – UN reports deliberate attacks on civilians in Ukraine
In the wake of Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine, the United Nations deplores deliberate attacks against civilians. “Dozens of civilians have also been killed in attacks in recent weeks,” UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the UN Security Council in New York. In some cases, consecutive or double attacks, known as “double-tap” attacks, killed and injured not only civilians but also first responders who rushed to help.
These “heinous attacks” constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, are unacceptable and should be condemned in the strongest possible terms. “Double-tap” attacks are a war tactic designed to kill approaching aid workers and civilians after an initial bombardment. To do this, the target that has already been hit – such as a building – is targeted again after a short time.
Pictures like this one in Zaporizhia have long been part of everyday wartime life in Ukraine
Source: Kateryna Klochko/AP
4:34 p.m. – US circles: Prigozhin plane probably shot down by a rocket
According to insiders, the United States assumes that the Prigozhin machine was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile. The rocket was fired from within Russia, the Archyde.com news agency learned from US sources.
3:55 p.m. – Russian online magazine: Investigators check whether bomb was on board
The Russian online medium Basa reports on the suspicion that an explosion caused the Prigozhin plane to crash. Accordingly, investigators are pursuing the theory that there were one or two bombs on board the plane. The non-governmental magazine usually has good contacts in security circles.
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3:33 p.m. – Ukraine: Lebanon to turn back ship with stolen grain
Ukraine is urging Lebanon not to allow a Syrian freighter carrying stolen grain to enter the country. The “Finikia” has 6,000 tons of corn on board that had been plundered by Russia, the Archyde.com news agency learned from the Ukrainian mission. It was “stolen from warehouses in the Zaporizhia, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions”. Lebanon and Syria have not commented on the request, and the information cannot be verified. According to Ukraine, 500,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain have arrived in Syria, a close Russian ally, since the February 2022 invasion. The government in Moscow denies the accusation of theft.
3:27 p.m. – No own information: EU does not want to comment on the Prigozhin case
The EU does not want to comment on the alleged death of the Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin for the time being. The reports of the plane crash had been seen, but the information was very difficult to verify, a Foreign Service spokesman said. “Hardly anything that comes out of Russia these days is credible.”
The spokesman also did not want to comment on the possible political consequences of the latest developments. “At this point, that would be pure speculation,” he said. However, it is known that Prigozhin’s mercenary group by the name of Wagner was recently present in many crisis regions around the world and had a negative influence there.
The spokesman cited Ukraine as examples, but also Syria, Libya and other African countries. Wagner left a trail of human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law there. “We hope that these negative effects of Wagner’s activities will stop worldwide,” added the spokesman. Everyone knows, however, that this is not only related to the name of the leader of the Wagner group. “We know how the Wagner group is organized, how it was linked to and controlled and funded by the Kremlin,” he said. This is a complex subject.
15:05 – One dead and several injured in attacks in Ukraine
One person was killed and 16 others injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Independence Day in several locations across the country. A farmer was killed by shelling in southern Ukraine’s Cherson region, local authorities said. Three other people were injured here. Ten injuries were reported from Dnipro alone, where a Russian missile hit a bus station, according to the responsible regional governor.
According to the public prosecutor’s office, three people were injured in an attack on a supermarket in the front area in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. A statement from Russia was initially not available. The government in Moscow has denied allegations of targeting civilians.
2:15 p.m. – “Everyone knows who has something to do with it,” says Zelenskyj about the Prigozhin jet crash
According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine has nothing to do with the alleged death of mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin. “Everyone knows who has something to do with it,” Zelenskyj told journalists.
Meanwhile, specialists at the crash site in Russia are examining the debris from the plane in which mercenary boss Prigozhin is said to have been. Investigators have launched a criminal investigation. There are no official indications as to what could have caused the crash. There is also no official confirmation of Prigozhin’s presumed death.
2:00 p.m. – Lithuania: Prigozhin’s fate changes little in the security situation
For Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, the alleged death of the Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has no impact on the security situation. “Prigozhin’s death, if actually confirmed, will change little,” he said during a visit to Ukraine, according to Lithuanian media reports. “It shows that the regime is entering the next phase and these people, whatever you call them, are already fighting each other. But by no means should we think that this death of Prigozhin will calm us down or that it will somehow improve the security situation”.
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12:21 PM – Zelenskyy appeals to Ukrainian unity on Independence Day
On the occasion of the country’s 32nd Independence Day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed for unity among Ukrainians in the fight against Russian attackers. “In the great war there are no small things. Nothing is unimportant. Nobody is unimportant. This applies to people, as well as deeds and words,” emphasized the head of state in a video message out. He especially thanked soldiers, armaments workers, electricians, journalists, deminers, teachers, doctors and athletes for their commitment and remembered the sacrifices made.
“Everyone who works and gives work to others is important. Who pays taxes that ensure our armed forces, defense, forward movement and future victory,” Zelenskyy stressed. The recordings, accompanied by piano music, showed the President in front of a mural with the prisoner of war Olexander Mazievskyj shot by the Russians after the words “Glory to Ukraine”. The video of the defenseless man being shot, which was circulated in March, triggered global horror.
The Independence Day of Ukraine commemorates the Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union adopted on August 24, 1991 by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic. At the same time, Ukraine has been repelling a Russian invasion with Western help for exactly 18 months. However, despite successful Ukrainian counterattacks, including the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which was annexed in 2014, Moscow still controls almost a fifth of its neighbor’s territory.
10:49 am – Russia reports three Ukrainian drones shot down
The Russian Air Force has reported shooting down three Ukrainian drones. Two of the drones were destroyed over the Briansk region on the border with Ukraine, and another in the Kaluga region southwest of Moscow, the Defense Ministry said on the online service Telegram. The Russian authorities did not provide any information on possible casualties or damage as a result of the attack.
Russia has repeatedly reported drone attacks from Ukraine in recent weeks. The Moscow region has been the target of drone strikes for the sixth consecutive night.
9:32 a.m. – U.S. reporter in custody extended in Russia
A Russian court extends the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months. Actually, the detention should have ended on August 30th. According to the decision of a Moscow court, it will now last until November 30, a court spokesman in Moscow said:
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8:58 am – London: Putin wants to show authority with visit to headquarters
With his visit to the headquarters of the war of aggression against Ukraine, the British believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin has demonstrated his control over the situation. “Putin most likely wants to assert his authority and give the impression that top military leadership is functioning as usual,” the Defense Ministry said in London.
The agency pointed out that Wagner’s private army temporarily occupied the command center of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don during their mutiny in June. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was declared dead after a plane crash in Russia on Wednesday by a Telegram channel close to Wagner. The Rozaviazia aviation authority published a passenger list that also included Prigozhin and the official Wagner commander, Dmitry Utkin.
According to British sources, Putin’s visit to Rostov-on-Don took place on August 19. As the Kremlin announced at the time, Putin met, among others, Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov, the supreme commander in Ukraine.
The British Ministry of Defense has published daily information on the course of the war since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine in February 2022. Moscow accuses London of disinformation.
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8:36 a.m. – Baerbock warns against speculation after the Prigozhin jet crash
After the crash of the plane with the name of Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on the passenger list, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has warned against speculation. The plane crash was only a few hours ago, so you “can’t draw any quick conclusions,” said the Greens politician on Deutschlandfunk on Thursday. However, the incident underlines “that a system, that a power, that a dictatorship that is built on violence, that it only knows violence internally”. You have “seen it in a sad, dramatic way in previous years, where members of the opposition, where journalists, where ordinary people fell out of windows or were poisoned”.
Prigozhin, head of Wagner’s private army, is said to have died in a plane crash on Wednesday evening. The Rozaviazia aviation authority published a passenger list that also included Prigozhin. All ten occupants died, said the Russian civil defense. As of Thursday morning, there was no official confirmation or clear evidence of the death of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin’s longtime confidante.
Baerbock with party friend and Economics Minister Robert Habeck on Wednesday before the cabinet meeting in the Chancellery
Source: dpa/Michael Kappeler
When asked about the future of the mercenary force, Baerbock said there was a fear “that Russia, with or without Wagner, will continue with its cynical game, not only in the Ukraine, but above all in Africa”. According to the Foreign Minister, Prigozhin and Wagner are responsible for terrible acts “against the Ukrainian people and in one country after the other in Africa”. “Wherever Wagner goes, death and destruction and exploitation follow.”
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06:30 – “Putin does not forgive anyone his own fear”
For the adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podoliak, the death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, reported from Russia, was foreseeable since his mutiny against the Kremlin in June. “Prigozhin signed his own death warrant the moment he stopped 200 kilometers from Moscow,” Podoliak told the “Bild” newspaper on Wednesday evening. The uprising “scared” Putin. “Putin does not forgive anyone his own fear,” he added.
Advises the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyj: Mykhailo Podoliak
Which: Nicolae Dumitrache/AP/dpa
“Such a demonstrative elimination”, if it took place, is “a direct signal to the elites that the brutal murders of their own people are beginning in Russia,” said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser, referring to the plane crash on Tuesday. in which ten other people died in addition to Prigozhin.
Moscow is also sending a signal to its own army “that there really are no heroes there and that any disloyalty will be punished with death”.
04:07 – Expert: Prigozhin was needed some time after the mutiny
Political scientist Tatiana Stanovaya from the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin believes that the alleged death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin will not cause any public outcry in Russia. His supporters are afraid, Stanovaya wrote on Telegram. “No matter what caused the plane crash, everyone will see it as an act of revenge and retaliation” by the Kremlin, Stanovaya said.
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prigozhin’s death is “a lesson for all potential imitators”. According to Stanovaya, since his mutiny, Prigozhin “was no longer the partner of the authorities” and there was no turning back for him. “He was not forgiven,” wrote the Russia expert.
“Prigozhin needed some time after the mutiny to painlessly complete the dismantling of Wagner in Russia,” says Stanovaya. However, the “lively, cheerful, vigorous and imaginative Prigozhin” was a threat to the Kremlin – “the embodiment of Putin’s political humiliation”.
12:34 a.m. – Strack-Zimmermann: “It was to be assumed that Prigozhin would pay for his attack on Putin with his life”
Several German politicians have shown little surprise at the death of the head of the Russian Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin. “It was to be expected that Prigozhin would pay for his attack on Putin with his life,” said Marie-Agnes, Chair of the Defense Committee Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), the RND and spoke of a “devil who gets involved with the devil” with a view to Prigozchin. But it also shows “that Putin and his henchmen in the Kremlin are obviously very nervous,” she added.
CDU foreign politician Roderich gravel weather suspects that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the death of the Wagner boss. “It was a matter of time,” he said on the program “RTL Direkt”. “The fact that things happened so quickly (…) and that ten more deaths were accepted shows the brutality of the Putin system,” he said. Kiesewetter emphasized that the alleged murder of Prigozhin was also a “warning” for Germany. “We must be clear that this system does not negotiate (…) and only understands the language of strength.”
The CDU foreign politician and member of the Bundestag Norbert Roettgen President Putin sees weakened even after Prigozhin’s death. “Either Putin or Prigozhin – that was the situation even after the canceled coup,” he told RND. “Whether the Wagner group, beheaded by Putin, will now form a rebellion or will submit without a leader is an open question. But Putin’s system of power has cracked and he can no longer stop it.”
11:45 p.m. – “There’s not much that’s happening in Russia that Putin isn’t behind,” Biden says
US President Joe Biden has said he was “not surprised” by the possible death of Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash in Russia. “I don’t know exactly what happened, but I’m not surprised,” Biden said Wednesday in South Lake Tahoe, California, where he is currently staying with his family. Biden added that he recently said of the Russian mercenary boss that he had to be “careful.”
When asked if Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the plane crash, Biden said, “There’s not much happening in Russia that Putin isn’t behind. But I don’t know enough to know the answer.”
Joe Biden speaking to reporters after a spin class in South Lake Tahoe
Quelle: AFP/MANDEL NGAN
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