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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, August 24, expressed his "condolences" over a plane crash thought to have killed Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday.

"First of all I want to express words of sincere condolences to the families of all the victims," Putin said, describing Prigozhin as a man who made serious "mistakes" but "achieved results."

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He made the remarks while speaking with the Russian-installed leader of Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, in a televised interview. The crash was widely seen as an assassination to avenge a mutiny that challenged Putin.

 <p class="author__detail"> <span class="author__name">Le Monde with AP and AFP</span> </p> 

Russian President Vladimir Putin described Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was on the passenger list of the plane that crashed on Wednesday, as a man who made 'serious mistakes' but 'achieved results.'{ai:summary}<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences over the plane crash that is believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group. Putin described Prigozhin as a man who made mistakes but achieved results. The crash is seen as an assassination to avenge a mutiny that challenged Putin. #warinukraine</p>

Putin breaks silence on Wagner plane crash, says Prigozhin made 'serious mistakes'

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