Wagner boss death sends shockwaves around the world but not in Putin’s Russia

Yevgeny Prigozhin is believed to be among 10 killed in a plane crash News of the death of Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is dominating the headlines around the world, but on Russian state media it has been pushed into second place by Vladimir Putin. Prigozhin was among seven passengers and three crew killed when a private plane crashed en route from Moscow to St Petersburg on Wednesday (August 23), according to Russian officials. The jet, which is believed to have belonged to Prigozhin, went down in the Tver region, more than 60 miles (100km) north of the Russian capital. The reported death of the head of the Russian private military operation, who led an unsuccessful mutiny launched exactly two months ago, sent shockwaves around the world. It was the top story on the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and BBC. But on Russian state news agency TASS it was buried under a story about bizarre accusations from Putin that the West is to blame for the war in Ukraine.