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[–] [email protected] 283 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 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.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 2 years ago (5 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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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[–] [email protected] 204 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 117 points 2 years ago (10 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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[–] [email protected] 113 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No more half measures, Vladmir waltuh

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Vladimuh shot him with an AA

[–] [email protected] 109 points 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 years ago

come to think of it don't try and fail to kill putin no fucking way that works out

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 2 years ago (10 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 113 points 2 years ago (59 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.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 years 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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[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He died so the lemmy community could heal 🕊

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[–] [email protected] 103 points 2 years 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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[–] [email protected] 100 points 2 years ago

Guess you could say the plane was denazified.

[–] [email protected] 91 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 years ago

I, uh, left my phone in the hotel... I'll catch the next one.

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 2 years ago (27 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.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 years ago (85 children)

I don't understand the logic here. When the putsch occured and then ignomously fizzled out, I saw Putin as weak for letting Pringles walk out with a (relative) slap on the wrist. Taking Prigo out of the picture was overdue. Obviously, anyone would feel threatened by an semi-autonomous mercenary army, so removing its leadership and breaking it up is just a rational course of action that probably should have been done sooner from that POV

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Plane crash" lol

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

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 76 points 2 years ago (10 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 years ago

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

[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Was only a matter of time…

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 years 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?

[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 years 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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[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 years 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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[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 years 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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[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Seems like Putin may have held a grudge after all.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 years ago (9 children)

What a disappointing guy. The least he could have done was take out Putin before he died.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 years ago

lmao, you know he had to do it to him

[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 years ago

He's leading a Special Military Operation in the afterlife now.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm fully expecting Russian media to explain how those evil Ukranians sneaked a missile battery or a fighter jet into Moscow airspace and shot down a plane that just happened to contained Putin's mortal enemies.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I'm loving all the tankie tears in here. They don't know who to support. LOL. I love how ruZZia is slowly eating its own tail and destroying itself, just typical of a fascist state. Slava Ukraini! Slava NATO!

[–] [email protected] 80 points 2 years ago (2 children)

post better bait next time. this is way too obvious.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Slava Ukraini! Slava NATO!

you don't have to yell, we know you're a fascist

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 years ago

yes, the people who love RUZZIA are absolutely fuming that Putin consolidated power.

fucking moron.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 years ago

Lmao who is cryin u weirdo

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Umm okay?

What tankie tears are you referring to? This entire post is everyone joking around and generally not giving a FUCK that a PMC far right oligarch got got.

Also you ARE aware that the vast majority of communist parties are not pro-Russia whatsoever right? That the "critical support to Russia" people are ultra minoritarian in the world communist movement, whereas the majority condemns BOTH NATO's role since 2014 (and prior) in precipating the situation leading to the Russian invasion, AND Russia for well, invading? Some even saying this war is one of inter-imperialist competition or close to one? That there is no good side but that of seeking peace asap for the sake of the working class, given the possibility of turning this bourgeois war into a revolutionary class war in both Ukraine, Russia, and the west is impossible atm?

Slava Ukraini! Slava NATO!

Deeply embarassing behavior. It's a war dude, not a sport match.

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