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[–] Durotar@lemmy.ml 302 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

His plane has crashed and he's on the passenger list, but it's not proven yet that he was on the plane. He's the person, who faked his death in the past.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

It seems like oddly coincidental timing that Russia also officially relieved Surovikin as head of the airforce today (he still hasn't been seen since the mutiny): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/russia-removes-sergei-surovikin-as-head-of-aerospace-forces

Not saying he's definitely dead, but I doubt this is him faking his own death so much as him slipping an assassination attempt if he's alive.

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[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 66 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I heard it played out exactly like the opening scene from Dark Knight Rises, too.

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[–] Smite6645@lemmy.dbzer0.com 217 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Impressive Russia was able to push an entire plane out of a high rise window.

[–] Trudge@lemmygrad.ml 77 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If only America knew about this trick before 9/11

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[–] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 123 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Hexbear and default lemmy libs coming together to laugh at prigozhin getting merced is so goddamn funny lmao.

Literally the no more brother wars meme

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[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 119 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No more half measures, Vladmir waltuh

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[–] h3doublehockeysticks@hexbear.net 115 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Never get on board a helicopter, and never go on board a plane if you just pissed off a guy famous for offing his political enemies. Come on guy, that's politics 101.

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 57 points 1 year ago

Seriously, have none of these guys listened to Rachel Jake's podcast?

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[–] EphemeralSun@lemm.ee 114 points 1 year ago (11 children)

I've never seen tankies and libs ever so united in celebration.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 127 points 1 year ago (245 children)

It's as if leftists do not actually like Putin or any of the other ghouls on the Russian side, but are instead critical of NATO and willing to consider NATO opponents as rational actors instead of cartoon villains.

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 58 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I oppose NATO over other Ghoulish countries because it's a greater threat to the world right now.

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[–] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 66 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] timconspicuous@lemmy.ml 61 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He died so the lemmy community could heal 🕊

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[–] eatmyass@hexbear.net 105 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If someone tells you they're not going to kill you, they're calming you down to kill you later

should've remembered this simple rule

[–] TomBombadil@hexbear.net 76 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The true Anon rules never miss

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 61 points 1 year ago

And neither did the missile lmao

[–] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 104 points 1 year ago (57 children)

Guess you could say the plane was denazified.

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[–] Utter_Karate@hexbear.net 104 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm gonna sound like a fringe conspiracy theorist here, but you guys,,, What if this was no random accident? What if someone intentionally made the plane crash? But who? And why?

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 95 points 1 year ago (181 children)

Wait, am I reading this right that the plane was shot down by russian air defence? If this is backed up at all by anything like a russian source, then this will just further enforce option that russia can not be trusted to do anything it says and that putin is weak and threatened (both are true but I thought the kremlin would at least try to say/show otherwise).

How does russia keep messing up this bad? I am constantly shocked and awed.

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[–] RonJonGuaido@hexbear.net 95 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (15 children)

honestly how could you be stupid enough to get on plane w/ that guy? this was the single most predictable event of the entire conflict.

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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 87 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Plane crash" lol

They literally blew his nazi loving ass out of the sky.

[–] Pantrygheist@programming.dev 60 points 1 year ago

Well the plane did crash against the missiles sent towards it.

[–] Olympus 84 points 1 year ago

I am shocked I tell you. Who could have predicted such an accident

[–] Flinch@hexbear.net 79 points 1 year ago (10 children)

rip-bozo rest in piss ye won't be missed

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[–] buh@hexbear.net 78 points 1 year ago

brace-watching never get in a helicopter (or other small aircraft)

[–] LesbianLiberty@hexbear.net 68 points 1 year ago

My bad guys, first day on the anti-aircraft guns

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 65 points 1 year ago (3 children)

2 months ago:

In exchange, he gets to not be dead for a while.

Prigozhin should probably be careful touching doorknobs for a while regardless.

Does it count as calling it if I got the method of assassination wrong?

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 62 points 1 year ago (4 children)

No. It's like 'Clue.' Need the room, the suspect, and the weapon or it doesn't count.

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[–] 2Xtreme21@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Was only a matter of time…

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[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 64 points 1 year ago (8 children)

rip-bozo

cw suicide


two surface to air missiles to the back of the head is such a tragic way to commit suicide

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[–] Sasuke@hexbear.net 62 points 1 year ago (1 children)

tiny dancer playing softly in the background . . .

He just died? Wow. I didn’t know that. You are telling me now for the first time. He led an amazing life. What else can you say. Whether you agreed or not, he was an amazing man who led an amazing life. I am actually sad to hear that. I am sad to hear that.

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[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 62 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Seems like Putin may have held a grudge after all.

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[–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 58 points 1 year ago
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