{"id":74817,"date":"2023-10-05T20:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/05\/grenade-fragments-found-in-prigozhin-plane-crash-victims-putin-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:46:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:46:33","slug":"grenade-fragments-found-in-prigozhin-plane-crash-victims-putin-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/10\/05\/grenade-fragments-found-in-prigozhin-plane-crash-victims-putin-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Grenade fragments found in Prigozhin plane crash victims, Putin says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2023\/08\/23\/mercenary-chief-who-mutinied-against-putin-reportedly-on-crashed-plane\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin\u2019s plane<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts investigating the crash found no indication the private jet had suffered an \u201cexternal impact,\u201d he said. Prigozhin and two of his top lieutenants of the Wagner private military contractor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2023\/08\/27\/russia-says-it-confirmed-wagner-leader-prigozhin-died-in-a-plane-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\">were among the 10 people killed<\/a> when the jet came down as it flew from Moscow to St. Petersburgh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no way to independently verify Putin\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5879\" height=\"3920\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278582349231.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at the annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-107519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278582349231.jpg.jpg 5879w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278582349231.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278582349231.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278582349231.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278582349231.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23278582349231.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5879px) 100vw, 5879px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at the annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2023\/08\/24\/us-intel-believes-intentional-blast-downed-wagner-chiefs-plane\/\" target=\"_blank\">an intentional explosion<\/a>&nbsp;caused the crash, and Western officials have pointed to a long list of Putin foes who have been assassinated. The Kremlin called allegations he was behind the crash as an \u201cabsolute lie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Russian investigation was launched but no findings have been released. Moscow rejected an offer from Brazil, where the Embraer business jet was built, to join the inquiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Putin noted the probe was still ongoing and stopped short of saying what caused the crash, his statement appeared to hint the plane was brought down by a grenade explosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prigozhin\u2019s aborted rebellion in June marked the most serious challenge to Putin, who has been in power for more than two decades. The crash came two months to the day after the rebellion\u2019s start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin also noted that while investigators haven\u2019t tested the remains for alcohol and drugs, 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of cocaine was found during searches at Prigozhin\u2019s office in St. Petersburg following the mutiny \u2014 an apparent attempt to denigrate the mercenary chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After his death, Putin described Prigozhin, 62, as \u201ca man of difficult fate\u201d who had \u201cmade serious mistakes in life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prigozhin owed his fortune to his ties with the Russian leader dating to the early 1990s and was dubbed \u201cPutin\u2019s chef\u201d for the lucrative Kremlin catering contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wagner Group military contractor that he created has been active in Ukraine, Syria and several African countries and counted tens of thousands of troops at its peak. It played a key role in the fighting in Ukraine, where it spearheaded capture of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in May after months of bloody combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the June 23-24 rebellion, Prigozhin said it was intended to oust the Defense Ministry\u2019s leadership that he blamed for mistakes in pressing the fighting in Ukraine. His mercenaries took over Russia\u2019s southern military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don and then rolled toward Moscow before abruptly halting the mutiny under a deal that offered them amnesty from prosecution. The mercenaries were given a choice to retire from the service, move to Belarus or sign new contracts with the Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, Putin met with one of Wagner\u2019s top commanders to take charge of \u201cvolunteer units\u201d fighting in Ukraine in a sign that the Kremlin intends to keep using the mercenaries after Prigozhin\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin said Thursday that several thousand Wagner troops have signed contracts with the Defense Ministry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin made the comment Thursday, but there was no way to independently verify the 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