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Wagner boss killed in plane crash in Russia…

MrOneLung
MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
edited August 2023 in Not Sports Related
Hmm. 

I know it is politics, but thought worthy of a thread 
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,221
    Shocked, no one could have seen that coming
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    What a coincidence eh 
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,965
    edited August 2023
    Least surprising headline of the year so far. We should have had a sweepstake
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,071
    At least he didn't fall out a hospital window like many others have done. 

    What really would have happened if he carried on marching to Moscow? 
  • kodfish
    kodfish Posts: 631
    Surprise surprise 
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    I assumed he fell out of a window, which was a major cause of death for doctors in Russia who told people about covid death rates, but apparently a plane crash.

    There were a lot of people saying Putin never forgets treachery, and that this guy would be looking over his shoulder forever.

    No loss at all  - Wagner Group are the masters of war atrocities, but it would have been great if Putin was on board discussing tactics when the plane went down.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,260

  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,032
    What a shock. Can't believe it.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,854
    Surprised he lasted this long.

    its amazing how much 1991 lulled us into a near 30 year sense of security.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,740
    Should have bought Chelsea. 
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  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    I hope he went out of the plane window, as is the form...
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,183
    Who could be responsible for such an outrage!!
    l hope a full investigation is carried out.
  • LTKapal
    LTKapal Posts: 1,312
    Worth noting that a lot of the Wagner leadership was on the plane and its no coincidence that it coincides with them steeping down the "disappeared" Sergey Surovikin now former Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces who reportedly backed Prigozhin during the failed coup. Very much cleaning house.
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,254
    It could have been an accident  :#
  • Fortune 82nd Minute
    Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,338
    I am absolutely shocked by this news. Unbelievable that this should happen to him.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,260
    LTKapal said:
    Worth noting that a lot of the Wagner leadership was on the plane and its no coincidence that it coincides with them steeping down the "disappeared" Sergey Surovikin now former Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces who reportedly backed Prigozhin during the failed coup. Very much cleaning house.
    Should have followed the Coca Cola rule. Only 2 people at any one time know the full recipe so they're not allowed to travel together
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    Was so weird that he stopped given this was the inevitable outcome.

    Why go that far and not just carry on to Moscow given the coup actually being successful was his only way out of the whole thing?
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    Did he get on the plane at gun point?
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    North Lower Neil said:
    Was so weird that he stopped given this was the inevitable outcome.

    Why go that far and not just carry on to Moscow given the coup actually being successful was his only way out of the whole thing?
    That was my immediate feeling when they stopped and turned back. Once he took his foot off Putin's throat, he was never coming out of it alive. I can only assume they thought that Russia would rise up with them and it never happened.
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  • LTKapal
    LTKapal Posts: 1,312
    North Lower Neil said:
    Was so weird that he stopped given this was the inevitable outcome.

    Why go that far and not just carry on to Moscow given the coup actually being successful was his only way out of the whole thing?
    Speculation was that they took Prigozhin and a lot of the serious leaderships family hostage.
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 15,446

  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    They've got this all wrong.
    Word is he accidentally fell out of a building and a plane hit him on the way down!
  • stop_shouting
    stop_shouting Posts: 3,680
    Shot down by Russian air defences. Footage on piers Morgan’s X feed. 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,993
    More nailed on than Millwall beating Charlton.
  • Manic_mania
    Manic_mania Posts: 2,258
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO6T5ttamnY

    should have listened to Mr T
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    if you sign up for the Russian army today as a private, good chance you'll be a general by Christmas
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,617
    Lincsaddick said:
    if you sign up for the Russian army today as a private, good chance you'll be dead by Christmas

  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,881
    stop_shouting said:
    Shot down by Russian air defences. Footage on piers Morgan’s X feed. 
    It shows the plane crashing but I couldn't see it being hit by a missile 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,634
    Lincsaddick said:
    if you sign up for the Russian army today as a private, good chance you'll be a general by Christmas
    guinnessaddick said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    if you sign up for the Russian army today as a private, good chance you'll be dead by Christmas

    Given the rate at which the Ukrainians have been killing Russian generals, there's no reason to be unambitious - achieve both.

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