Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin listed aboard deadly plane crash

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🗓️ 24 August 2023

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Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private plane that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, killing all 10 passengers according to Russian authorities. The big picture: In June, Prigozhin led a rebellion against the Russian military leadership. It was seen as the biggest challenge to President Vladimir Putin's rule since he came to power more than two decades ago. We take a deeper look at the plane crash and what it means for Russian forces. Plus, India becomes the latest to land on the moon. And, the FCC's attempt to regulate the cost of prison phone calls. Guests: Axios' Miriam Kramer and Maria Curi; The Washington Post's Missy Ryan. Credits: Axios Today was produced by Niala Boodhoo, Alexandra Botti, Fonda Mwangi, Robin Linn, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can send questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning, welcome to Axios today.
0:05.9	It's Thursday, August 24th.
0:07.9	I'm Nyla Boudou.
0:08.9	Here's what you need to know today.
0:10.5	India becomes the latest country to land on the moon, plus the FCC's attempt to regulate
0:15.7	the cost of prison phone calls.
0:17.6	But first, today's one big thing.
0:20.3	A mysterious plane crash in Russia.
0:25.7	In mercenary chief Yigeni Purgoshin was listed as a passenger on a private plane that crashed
0:31.7	north of Moscow yesterday, killing all 10 passengers on board according to Russian authorities.
0:37.7	The crash is the latest in the drama in intrigue related to the Wagner mercenary force and its
0:43.0	boss' relationship with Vladimir Putin.
0:45.9	We caught up with Washington Post reporter Missy Ryan last night to help make sense of this.
0:50.4	Hi, Missy.
0:51.4	Welcome to Axios today.
0:52.4	Thank you so much.
0:53.8	At this point, what do we know about this crash?
0:56.5	Russian authorities are saying that a aircraft, a private aircraft associated with Wagner
1:04.3	crashed shortly after takeoff outside of Moscow, and that according to Russian authorities,
1:09.5	all 10 people on the aircraft died, and that Purgoshin was one of the names listed on
1:15.9	the manifest.
1:16.9	So, when you think about the impact of this possible death of Purgoshin, what can we conclude
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