Russia

[Velar Fricative]

Was running over here to post. I mean, wtf.

[dulcemariamar]

Surprised a balcony wasn’t involved

[redheadbaker]

Shocker.

[mcsangel2]

::side eye::

[anodyne]

Convenient

[imimahoney]

Damn

[4speedy]

we don’t actually think he’s been alive all this time, do we?

My hunch is that when they identify his body, the decomposition will be about a month ahead of everyone else on the plane. Convenient cover for what already took place.

[mcsangel2]

Aug 23, 2023 13:56:45 GMT -5 4speedy said:

we don’t actually think he’s been alive all this time, do we?

My hunch is that when they identify his body, the decomposition will be about a month ahead of everyone else on the plane. Convenient cover for what already took place.

Yeah, my first thought was something similar to this. Putin realized that everyone was catching on to all the deaths by leaping from windows or drowning in swimming pools, so they've come up with something new.

ETA: according to reports, the plane was actually registered to Prigozhin, and it was seen and videoed falling out of the sky with a wing missing. I saw a previous headline that it was shot down by defense (who knows why), so not sure if its that, or if the plane was sabatoged.

[cattledogkisses]

Aug 23, 2023 13:56:45 GMT -5 4speedy said:

we don’t actually think he’s been alive all this time, do we?

My hunch is that when they identify his body, the decomposition will be about a month ahead of everyone else on the plane. Convenient cover for what already took place.

He's made public appearances and appeared on video as recently as several days ago.

His days were numbered as soon as he challenged Putin, but I don't know why they would need to initially cover up his death.  Everyone has kind of been expecting it.

[Saudade]

The only surprise is that it didn’t happen sooner…

[wawa]

Aug 23, 2023 13:56:45 GMT -5 4speedy said:

we don’t actually think he’s been alive all this time, do we?

My hunch is that when they identify his body, the decomposition will be about a month ahead of everyone else on the plane. Convenient cover for what already took place.

Why would they need to do all that and then "cover it up" by shooting down a plane?? Not exactly subtle.

[mrsukyankee]

I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't in the plane tbh despite the manifest.

[nothingcontroversial]

Insert Yakov Smirnoff joke here.

[pinkplasticdoll]

Aug 24, 2023 3:11:00 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't in the plane tbh despite the manifest.

I'm sitting on this bench.

[StrawberryBlondie]

Aug 24, 2023 12:08:33 GMT -5 pinkplasticdoll said:

Aug 24, 2023 3:11:00 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't in the plane tbh despite the manifest.

I'm sitting on this bench.

*sits with you*

[cattledogkisses]

Aug 24, 2023 12:49:15 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

Aug 24, 2023 12:08:33 GMT -5 pinkplasticdoll said:

I'm sitting on this bench.

*sits with you*

This I would be willing to believe.  I don't know much about warlording, but faking your own death seems like a good approach after staging a failed coup against a murderous dictator.

[sonrisa]

Aug 24, 2023 14:47:54 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

Aug 24, 2023 12:49:15 GMT -5 StrawberryBlondie said:

*sits with you*

This I would be willing to believe.  I don't know much about warlording, but faking your own death seems like a good approach after staging a failed coup against a murderous dictator.

If so, Utkin is part of that plan as well.

I swear I saw a news article saying Surovikin was on the plane passenger list, too, but I can't find it again.