Putin beams at war memorial gala as Wagner chief Prigozhin dies in plane crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Kursk on Wednesday by attending a memorial concert, just as Russian authorities announced that Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash. “The Battle for Kursk lasted almost two months,” Putin told a crowd at the unveiling of a new war memorial. “We will never forget how fiercely the tank crews, infantry, pilots, sappers, and gunners, all those who fought for victory in the Battle of Kursk, crushed the enemy.” DEBATE: WITH FRONT-RUNNER TRUMP OUT, WILL...