August 23, 2023
A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.
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On August 23, in the year 2023:
A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.
The Wagner Group, officially known as PMC Wagner, is a Russian state-funded private military company (PMC) that was controlled until 2023 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former close ally of Russia's president Vladimir Putin, and since then by Pavel Prigozhin.
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Why August 23, 2023 matters:
A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.
What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.
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Historical context: August 23, 2023
The 21st century has already seen profound shifts: the digital revolution has connected billions while reshaping politics and culture; climate change has emerged as a defining crisis; and new powers have risen to challenge the world order that followed the Cold War.
The event on this day: A business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military company Wagner Group crashes, killing all ten people on board.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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