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[–] Durotar@lemmy.ml 300 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] 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 65 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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

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[–] Smite6645@lemmy.dbzer0.com 215 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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[–] HornyOnMain@hexbear.net 119 points 1 year 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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[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 114 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No more half measures, Vladmir waltuh

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[–] EphemeralSun@lemm.ee 113 points 1 year ago (10 children)

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

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 115 points 1 year 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.

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 48 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 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] timconspicuous@lemmy.ml 58 points 1 year ago (2 children)

He died so the lemmy community could heal 🕊

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[–] h3doublehockeysticks@hexbear.net 111 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 55 points 1 year ago

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

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

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[–] Utter_Karate@hexbear.net 103 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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[–] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 101 points 1 year ago

Guess you could say the plane was denazified.

[–] eatmyass@hexbear.net 100 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 74 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The true Anon rules never miss

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 59 points 1 year ago

And neither did the missile lmao

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 97 points 1 year ago (28 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.

[–] JohnBrownsBussy2@hexbear.net 50 points 1 year 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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[–] RonJonGuaido@hexbear.net 92 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.

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 year ago

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

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[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 85 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Plane crash" lol

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

[–] Pantrygheist@programming.dev 58 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Olympus@feddit.uk 83 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Flinch@hexbear.net 76 points 1 year ago (10 children)

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

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[–] buh@hexbear.net 75 points 1 year ago

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

[–] LesbianLiberty@hexbear.net 63 points 1 year ago

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

[–] 2Xtreme21@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Was only a matter of time…

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[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 62 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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[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 62 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Seems like Putin may have held a grudge after all.

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[–] Sasuke@hexbear.net 60 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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[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 60 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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[–] eyy@lemm.ee 54 points 1 year ago (9 children)

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

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[–] arc@lemm.ee 51 points 1 year 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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[–] BlueMagaChud@hexbear.net 49 points 1 year ago

lmao, you know he had to do it to him

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 49 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Emu@lemmy.ml 46 points 1 year ago (11 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!

[–] Quimby@hexbear.net 80 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 67 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Slava Ukraini! Slava NATO!

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

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[–] RonJonGuaido@hexbear.net 66 points 1 year ago

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

fucking moron.

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

Lmao who is cryin u weirdo

[–] CamaradeBoina@hexbear.net 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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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