It's the circle, the Russian circle of life

On 16 February 2018, Prigozhin, the Internet Research Agency, Concord Management, another related company, and other connected Russian individuals were indicted by a US grand jury. He was charged with funding and organizing operations for the purpose of interference with the US political and electoral processes, including the 2016 presidential election, and other crimes including identity theft....


According to Russia's emergency ministry, Prigozhin died in a plane crash on 23 August 2023. The flight was en route from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. Reportedly, all 10 people on board the plane died.[193] Russian state-owned media agency TASS reported that Prigozhin had been on the passenger list of the flight.[194] Prigozhin's press secretary refused to confirm if he was on the plane.[195] A Wagner-associated Telegram channel claimed the jet that Prigozhin was in was shot down by Russian air defenses over Tver Oblast.[25] Russian media reports say that the plane may have been shot down.[195]



The New York Times said there were so many conspiracy theories, rumors, and misinformation across the Internet about Prigozhin's presumed death, the Times was unable to verify any of it