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Prigozhin buried after plane crash, as Putin confirms his death

Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried in St. Petersburg after dying in a plane crash. Putin publicly confirmed his death, while the United States said he may have been killed in the crash.

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Prigozhin’s death and the Kremlin’s confirmation were significant developments in Russia’s political and security landscape.

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  1. The US says Prigozhin may have been killed in a plane crash on Wednesday ↗digbycourier.ca · Recorded source date: Aug 18, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC
  2. Putin says Prigozhin is dead in the first Kremlin reaction to the plane crash ↗northernpen.ca · Recorded source date: Aug 19, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC
  3. Prigozhin was quietly buried in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Russia ↗northernpen.ca · Recorded source date: Aug 20, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC

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