Prigozhin, 62, spearheaded a mutiny against Russia's top army brass on June 23-24, which President Vladimir Putin said could have tipped Russia into civil war. Others who have opposed Putin or his interests have also died under unclear circumstances or come close to death. Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, was flown to Germany in August 2020 for medical treatment after being poisoned in Siberia with what Western experts concluded was the military nerve agent Novichok.
A cast of high profile figures have died in mysterious circumstances after they either criticised the Russian dictator, or criticised him in public. these are figures killed after going against Putin.
The number of high-profile Russians who have died under unusual circumstances over the years has led the world to speculate that Russian President Vladimir Putin might have been involved in at least some of them. The Russian president has turned multiple allies into enemies, including Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was reportedly killed on Wednesday as a passenger on a private jet that crashed north of Moscow.
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