Russians react to crash that killed Prigozhin

Russia says it has recovered the flight data recorders from the crash site that killed Wagner mercenary lead Yevgeny Prigozhin earlier this week. Russian President Vladimir Putin call Prigozhin a "talented man" who "made serious mistakes." The Kremlin called any speculation that it was involved in the crash an "absolute lie." CNN's Matthew Chance has reaction from inside Russia.

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[poopy]

You can only imagine what the pilot thought when he saw Prigozhin boarding the plane.

[rudymontana]

Clearly pilot error. Never fly over someone who has rockets and wants to kill you.

[bavery]

I have ZERO respect or condolences for the monstrous Prigozhin, but I must say I am shocked and surprised at how casually the reporter tossed that unit patch back onto the memorial! With the right audience, that could've gone south quickly...!! 🤕

[nopretribrapture]

what a despicable evil world we exist in😔

[VKla-jsbd]

When Stalin died, many Soviets who were opressed by him, also cried.

[ernie]

I love how they call it a "crash" instead of what really happened. I'm suprised they were able to wait this long!

[qwygyqat]

Honestly I don't know how he stayed alive so long after that. He had developed the terminal condition known as "enemy of Putin and still in Russia."

[errorsofmodernism]

How could any pilot be foolish enough to not know it would probably end this way?

[LastCommodore]

Everybody knows who killed him but dare not say.

[digabledoug]

This man is personally responsible for untold death and suffering all over the world. His group has toppled governments, stoked coups and created chaos. He was a cruel and murderous fascist and an agent of evil. No one should shed one tear for his passing.

[rprilcw]

I like the most common Russian statement "We ain't too bright".

[Maverickfflyer]

With that symbol of theirs..., "death", which is nothing but evil, there should be nothing to mourn for. He was very evil and it seems that what happened is actually right! RIP for those who were unlike this criminal and died as well and didn't deserve it!

[the-dark-side.]

RIP to the plants that died when the plane hit the ground.

[grapeshot]

Putin just had to improvise after all the mercenary leader wasn't standing next to an open window.

[davidgriffiths]

Holy crap, that guy seems to be asking for trouble behaving like that at a funerary memorial. Picking stuff up, and making some savage insults, justified or not, which the mourners probably don’t appreciate and are possibly able to understand..

[subhanaziz]

He killed many innocent people mercilessly especially in Syria during the Arab Spring. His end is no less merciless. You reap what you sow. I feel sorry for all those that lost their loved ones by Wagner mercenaries.

[stoneybolognarly]

Yo this reporter straight up trolled them right in front of them honestly

[pawpaw__]

Our biggest human flaw is that we cannot communicate.

[susandouglas]

What a sad, hard and confusing life ALL soldiers are experiencing in this war, on BOTH sides.
Let us all hope it ends SOON for everybody's sanity.

[tdev]

😅😂 Putin said there will be a thorough investigation on the crash. In fact, they already handed him the preliminary findings a week prior to the crash.