Alexei Navalny To Yevgeny Prigozhin, Here's A List Of Putin Critics Who Died Mysteriously

From plane crashes, accidental falls from windows to hangings, poisonings and health issues, many of the Russian President's critics appear to have been targeted in diverse ways.

Jailed Russian opposition figure and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny died Friday in an Arctic Circle jail, the Russian prison service said. But his death is only the most recent of a long line of Vladimir Putin's critics who have been jailed, silenced or met brutal ends over the years. From plane crashes, accidental falls from windows to hangings, poisonings and health issues, many of the Russian President's critics appear to have been targeted in diverse ways. Many of the deaths are never solved and remain listed as accidental and suicides. 

Here's a look at some of the high-profile deaths involving those who have criticised the Russian leader over the years - 

The former head of the Wagner paramilitary group was once one of the country's most powerful oligarchs and a member of Mr Putin's trusted inner circle. He died in 2023 at the age of 62 when the plane he was flying in exploded midair. Notably, the unexplained blast came two months after Mr Prigozhin led a failed mutiny against Russia's Ministry of Defence over a disagreement with the direction of Moscow's war in Ukraine.