Chance (27 Aug 2023)
"What Happened to the Head of Wagner?  And Some Rumors"


 
Hello John and Doves,
 
 
The MSM reported that the commander of the Russian mercenary group Wagner was presumed killed in a crash of a small private plane.  The plane had ten souls on board.  Seven passengers and three flight crew members.  They were traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
 
Looks like Wagner is confirming their leader's death but they are calling it 'an assassination'.  The Grey Zone reported:  "The assassination of Prigozhin will have catastrophic consequences.  The people who gave the order do not understand the mood in the army and morale at all.  Let this be a lesson to all.  You always have to go to the end."   Grey Zone reported Prigozhin was killed by traitors of Russia.
Michael Weiss on X: "Wagner-affiliated Grey Zone: "The assassination of Prigozhin will have catastrophic consequences. The people who gave the order do not understand the mood in the army and morale at all. Let this be a lesson to all. You always have to go to the end." https://t.co/Gtem5csdcc" / X
 
Russia news is reporting that Prigozhin and his second in command Utkin were aboard the plane that crashed.  Some believe that the plane was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile.  The plane went down not far from Moscow.
 
"A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment has found that the plane crash presumed to have killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was intentionally caused by an explosion, according to U.S. and Western officials."
 
The Pentagon is reporting no indication that this plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile.  The Western media is reporting the plane was downed by an explosion on board.
 
"President Joe Biden, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, said that he believed Putin was behind the crash..."  "I don't know for a fact what happened, but I'm not surprised," Biden said.
 
"In all, the other passengers included six of Prigozhin's top commanders, along with the three member flight crew....It was not clear why several high-ranking members of Wagner, including top leaders who are normally exceedingly careful about their security, were on the same flight.  The purpose of their joint trip to St. Petersburg was unknown."
U.S. Officials: Plane Crash That Killed Wagner Mercenary Chief Intentionally Caused By Explosion | HuffPost Latest News
 
I wonder what Seymour Hersh is going to say about this, if anything...  He claims that the CIA was behind the attacks on the NordStream 2 pipeline, the Kakhovka Dam and the Crimean Bridge. ( There is a rumor that "the U.S. did this with space-based weapons, because the CIA paid Prigozhin $6 billion to overthrow Putin, but Prigozhin took the money and alerted Putin instead."
Hal Turner Radio Show - ***FLASH*** UPDATED (AGAIN) 6:57 EDT -- U.S. EMBASSY BEING EVACUATED -- REPORTS: PRIGOZHIN **KILLED** IN PLANE CRASH
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Not everyone is convinced that Prigozhin is dead.  Back in 2019, it was reported that he died "after an An-72 transport plane crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Prigozhin reappeared three days later, "however, reports of his death having been greatly exaggerated."
 
'As Prigozhin's business jet crashed on Wednesday in a likely political assassination, there was again an air of doubt or hesitation to declare that the Kremlin-connected businessman could actually be dead this time."
 
A senior consulting fellow on the Russia and Eurasia programme at Chatham House said, "It's been announced that a passenger by the name of Yevgeniy Prigozhin was onboard.  But it is also known that multiple individuals have changed their name to Yevgeniy Prigozhin, as part of his efforts to obfuscate his travels.  So until we know for certain that it's the right Prigozhin, let's not be surprised if he pops up shortly in a new video from Africa."
 
So whether a missile or an on board bomb took down the plain, "Only 1% believed the plane crash had been an accident.  Those who appear most convinced of Prigozhin's death are his own allies and some of his associated media channels."
Is Yevgeny Prigozhin really dead? Not everyone is convinced | Yevgeny Prigozhin | The Guardian
 
As an above article stated - it's surprising why so many of Wagner top leaders were on the same plane.  They know they are targets for so many groups - Russians, Ukrainians, the U.S./CIA, etc.  Yes - that's a target just asking for a missile.  Those men knew this.
 
With Prigozhin, Putin was able to take on some big battles in Ukraine and help get Russian influence into several African countries and into the Middle East, like Syria.  This crash came two months after the supposed Wagner Group coup and march towards Moscow - then Prigozhin stood down his military.  In spite of differences Wagner continued their military work around the world for Putin/Russia.
 
On the same day of this plane crash and the alleged take out of Wagner's Prigozhin, Putin sacked General Sergei Surovikin (nicknamed 'General Armageddon' - rumors are he was involved with the Wagner mutiny.
Russian ‘Armageddon’ general Surovikin, not seen since Wagner mutiny, ‘sacked’ | South China Morning Post
 
There are groups who supported Wagner and Prigozhin (calling him a Russian hero) who are saying that if Prigozhin's death is confirmed, they will march on Moscow with a second "March of Justice".  
 
"A source of Prigozhin's entourage:  "Yevgeny Prigozhin had a plan of Wagner PMC operations in case of his death.  The details of this plan are not disclosed."  There's another rumor that "They may deliberately make an incursion into Poland to trigger a NATO Article 5 response into Belarus, which in turn would have the Russian military respond as punishment to Russia for killing Prgozhin." - Just a rumor.  But added to this - is it really just a rumor?  ""TOPOL-M Intercontinental Ballistic Missile on a Transporter-Erector-Launcher (TEL) Truck, in downtown Moscow.  Why the Russian government would move a missile like this, through the city of Moscow, at this hour (night time) is completely unknown to me.  But given what is taking place today, my gut tells me this is really, really NO good." 
Hal Turner Radio Show - ***FLASH*** UPDATED (AGAIN) 6:57 EDT -- U.S. EMBASSY BEING EVACUATED -- REPORTS: PRIGOZHIN **KILLED** IN PLANE CRASH
 
"The UK government is on the cusp of proscribing the Wagner Group of Russian mercenaries as a 'terrorist organisation'..."within weeks."
UK to proscribe Wagner Group as terrorists 'within weeks'
 
I'd rather be aware of a 'rumor' than be surprised by one that comes true.
 
Canadian Prepper looks at this "assassination" of Prigozhin mentioning Ukrainians or Russians behind this.  The Ukrainian AF/government predicted something was going to happen on August 24th - that 'on August 24 you are going to feel the wrath of Ukraine".  And he talks about the second "March of Justice" IF Prigozhin is really dead.  The Kremlin took over the crime crash scene.  They are considering this a terrorist attack.  This assassination could make Prigozhin a martyr.  Prigozhin was more of a spokesman for the group and not a real military leader so the group is not without military leadership.  He wanted to use nukes at the start of the Ukraine 'operation'.  If the Ukrainians did this, expect a massive escalation from Russia.
(208) ⚡BREAKING!!! ASSASSINATION OF TOP RUSSIAN ELITE, WW3 SPIRALLING, AUG 24TH UKRAINE PREDICTED THIS! - YouTube
run time 19:29
 
Guess we'll see if Prigozhin shows up somewhere....and we'll see if Wagner moves into Poland....or if Russia escalates into Ukraine.... Numerous ways this could go bad.
 
Interesting times.  Interesting news.  Interesting rumors.
 
Maranatha!
 
Chance