Vladimir Putin has ended his silence concerning the reported demise of Yevgeny Prigozhin, approximately 24 hours after the crash of Prigozhin’s private jet associated with the Wagner group. The Russian president commented that the leader of the mercenary organization was a “gifted individual” who had “made significant errors in his life.”
Recently leaked US documents have brought to light that disputes within Russia’s security apparatus have led to the country’s defence ministry being accused of intentionally undercounting the number of casualties resulting from the Ukraine conflict. Publicly, Russia has been reticent about disclosing the extent of its losses during the conflict. However,

