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The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has broken his silence this afternoon speaking about the air accident in which it is reported that the head of the group of Wagner's Mercenaries, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and nine members who were also on board, were killed.
News of Prigozhin's death was reported about 24 hours ago, although his body has not yet been found.
Although Putin paid tribute to the warlord in a televised speech, it is noticeable that during his speech the Russian president was very precise with the choice of words. He did not directly confirm Prigozhin's death.
Putin said there had been casualties, saying he "above all would like to express my sincerest condolences to the families of all those who died".
But he seemed to suggest it was not entirely clear whether members of Wagner were among the dead, saying only that "initial information suggests" they were on the plane.
And although he hailed Prigozhin as a "talented businessman" with a "complicated fate," Putin never stated outright that the Wagner founder was among the dead. However, he used the past tense when talking about the 62-year-old.
While the plane that crashed was linked to Prigozhin, and information released by Russian authorities says he and his right-hand man Dmitry Utkin were among eight of Wagner's associates killed, these claims have not yet been verified.
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