"Recently news of Prigozhin dying have broken out, but is this the first time this has happened throughout Russia's history?" - Domino Howlett-cragg, 6th grade
Many Wagner troops have been left devastated by the sudden death of Prigozhin, a Russian mercenary leader, who led a rebellion against Moscow in June. But he’s not the first Russian to suddenly lose his life after conflict with Vladimir Putin.
As seen in the news recently, Wagner Group, a Russian government-funded paramilitary, chief Prigozhin has been announced dead in a plane crash, which westerners have been finding “suspicious.” Some even assume that it was Putin who set up his sudden death.
Prigozhin and Putin’s alliance ended with June’s rebellion. “It marked the biggest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule in 23 years,” according to Uliana Pavlova from CNN.
This wouldn’t mark the first time Prigozhin spoke out against Putin. The rebellion started on the 23rd of June, but, according to The New York Times, there were several voice recordings of Prigozhin questioning the Kremlin's motives for invading Ukraine, and accusing the Russian defense minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, of ordering deadly airstrikes on Wagner fighters.
Then Prigozhin and his military troops seized significant military headquarters and headed in the direction of Moscow. Before much could happen, a deal was given to him by the Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko, then Prigozhin and his troops fled to Belarus.
Putin is a ruthless man, and so is Russia in general. Ever since the invasion of Ukraine happened, there has been a history of people in similar positions as Prigozhin dying. There has been a countless number of odd and or suspicious deaths throughout the history of the Russian government and its alliances.People who were in similar positions to Prigozhin, who worked with or under Putin, have died under suspicious circumstances.
According to The New York Times article, “Russia-Ukraine War It’s Likely Prigozhin Was Killed, Pentagon Says”, Dimitry Pavochka died by burning because of a smoldering cigarette that he went to sleep with, then Anatoly Gerashchenko “accidentally” died by falling down stairs without railings. Anton Cherepennikov died by overdosing on medical gas. This occurrence is known as the “Russian Death Syndrome” where, as the name suggests, the cycle of Russian elites dying under murky and suspicious circumstances is quite a common, but morbid, pattern for the Russian government.
Valeriya Safronova, a worker from The New York Times, reports on the many Russians who have suddenly disappeared after conflict with Putin. Pavel Antov was a very wealthy man. He held the position of the founder of The Russian Meat Conglomerate. Genrikhovich Was touring India when he fell from the deck and, days later, died of a heart attack on 29th of December.
Marina Yankina was a Russian Elite who served as a defense official. She died in The uncanny way of falling down a 16 story building. After further investigation on her death, it was then announced that she called her husband telling him she was about to jump and where she left her documents.
Pyotr Kucherenko was Russia’s deputy minister of science and higher education. Kucherenko died on a flight back to Russia from Cuba. It is said that he was poorly on the plane and died due to the medics not being able to save him.
Ravil Magnov once held the position of being the chairman for the national oil company named Lukoil. Ravil Magnov died by jumping off the sixth floor of the hospital. Some say it was suicide due to the reports of Magnov taking anti-deppressents, but the reason he was there in the first place was because he was hospitalized due to a heart-attack.
The list goes on. As mentioned before, westerners have responded to the sudden tragedy to the Wagner military with suspicion. And with questions like “How will the Wagner military respond to this?” Oaklander Jonny Cragg replies to this question with:
“If the rumors are true, Putin has chopped the head off the serpent. And any serpent without a head will die. One of two things will happen, Wagner will either re-group with a new leader or they will disintegrate.”
But currently the Kremlin, which is the house of parliament in the center of Moscow, will decide what to do with the Wagner military. According to CNN, Putin has considered the Wagner military’s actions.
One rumor is that he’s apparently “floated” around the idea of incorporating the Wagner military into the Russian army. This makes the possible outcome of the Wagner military being merged into the Russian military likely under Putin’s control.
As seen in the news recently, Wagner Group, a Russian government-funded paramilitary, chief Prigozhin has been announced dead in a plane crash, which westerners have been finding “suspicious.” Some even assume that it was Putin who set up his sudden death.
Prigozhin and Putin’s alliance ended with June’s rebellion. “It marked the biggest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rule in 23 years,” according to Uliana Pavlova from CNN.
This wouldn’t mark the first time Prigozhin spoke out against Putin. The rebellion started on the 23rd of June, but, according to The New York Times, there were several voice recordings of Prigozhin questioning the Kremlin's motives for invading Ukraine, and accusing the Russian defense minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, of ordering deadly airstrikes on Wagner fighters.
Then Prigozhin and his military troops seized significant military headquarters and headed in the direction of Moscow. Before much could happen, a deal was given to him by the Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko, then Prigozhin and his troops fled to Belarus.
Putin is a ruthless man, and so is Russia in general. Ever since the invasion of Ukraine happened, there has been a history of people in similar positions as Prigozhin dying. There has been a countless number of odd and or suspicious deaths throughout the history of the Russian government and its alliances.People who were in similar positions to Prigozhin, who worked with or under Putin, have died under suspicious circumstances.
According to The New York Times article, “Russia-Ukraine War It’s Likely Prigozhin Was Killed, Pentagon Says”, Dimitry Pavochka died by burning because of a smoldering cigarette that he went to sleep with, then Anatoly Gerashchenko “accidentally” died by falling down stairs without railings. Anton Cherepennikov died by overdosing on medical gas. This occurrence is known as the “Russian Death Syndrome” where, as the name suggests, the cycle of Russian elites dying under murky and suspicious circumstances is quite a common, but morbid, pattern for the Russian government.
Valeriya Safronova, a worker from The New York Times, reports on the many Russians who have suddenly disappeared after conflict with Putin. Pavel Antov was a very wealthy man. He held the position of the founder of The Russian Meat Conglomerate. Genrikhovich Was touring India when he fell from the deck and, days later, died of a heart attack on 29th of December.
Marina Yankina was a Russian Elite who served as a defense official. She died in The uncanny way of falling down a 16 story building. After further investigation on her death, it was then announced that she called her husband telling him she was about to jump and where she left her documents.
Pyotr Kucherenko was Russia’s deputy minister of science and higher education. Kucherenko died on a flight back to Russia from Cuba. It is said that he was poorly on the plane and died due to the medics not being able to save him.
Ravil Magnov once held the position of being the chairman for the national oil company named Lukoil. Ravil Magnov died by jumping off the sixth floor of the hospital. Some say it was suicide due to the reports of Magnov taking anti-deppressents, but the reason he was there in the first place was because he was hospitalized due to a heart-attack.
The list goes on. As mentioned before, westerners have responded to the sudden tragedy to the Wagner military with suspicion. And with questions like “How will the Wagner military respond to this?” Oaklander Jonny Cragg replies to this question with:
“If the rumors are true, Putin has chopped the head off the serpent. And any serpent without a head will die. One of two things will happen, Wagner will either re-group with a new leader or they will disintegrate.”
But currently the Kremlin, which is the house of parliament in the center of Moscow, will decide what to do with the Wagner military. According to CNN, Putin has considered the Wagner military’s actions.
One rumor is that he’s apparently “floated” around the idea of incorporating the Wagner military into the Russian army. This makes the possible outcome of the Wagner military being merged into the Russian military likely under Putin’s control.
