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I think it's interesting that they killed 9 other people too. Not very clean. Wouldn't they have had many opportunities to kill just him in the past? He suppos

• meepmorp 3y ago
  Assuming it wasn't an accident, the collateral damage is a feature, not a bug. Not only will you die if you rebel, but everyone around you will, too - keeps people from getting ideas, and others from following them.
• legitster 3y ago
  I suspect as part of his "deal" he keeps a huge security entourage that goes with him everywhere. It's probably his own private plane too. He probably had every possibility thought out except for literally getting shot out of the sky by a defense battery: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66599733 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66599733
  • mrguyorama 3y ago
    Which is a weird possibility to miss. When it comes to Russian crimes in Ukraine, shooting an entire civilian air liner out of the sky is something that is on the table. Even if he honestly didn't think Putin would shoot him out of the sky, Russian defense batteries are on high alert with the frequent drones, and they've been terrible at FoF already in this war. Honestly, any plane in the sky over Russia is actively at risk of being shot down by accident.
• ianburrell 3y ago
  It is likely that most of the passengers were associates of Prigozhin. Killing Wagner top brass would be an advantage for Putin. Putin doesn't care about the optics beyond showing his power. Also, Prigozhin had a whole mercenary army and would have been protected on the ground. No way that he would accidentally fall out a window.