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Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/news@beehaw.org
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[–] 30 points 3 years ago (7 children)

Ok, I'll do it...
He's alive and well and this is a bit of theatre agreed upon between Putler and him to save face in all directions.*

*This is a conspiracy theory and not at all based on facts, don't quote me or take it too seriously

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    A plane crash can make it easier to claim an alive man is dead as there may not be a body.

    I could see this as a means to keep Wagner troops loyalties in check, or just to keep everyone guessing. The most likely scenario though is that Putin did what Putin does which is assassination.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    The body doesn't magically disappear. Although it is probably in many, many pieces, this can be confirmed through DNA testing on small samples.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    I think its equally likely he was shot down/plane sabotaged, this is fake face saving thing, or the plane crashed due to shoddy mechanics. Whatever the case, the uncertainty works out in Putin's favour.

    And if this is a fake-out, I think it'll be found out pretty easily. He is not so adept at disguises.

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