Wagner Group rebellion
Event in Politics
Wagner Group rebellion has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Lex Fridman Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Michael KofmanMilitary analyst specializing in the Russian and Ukrainian militaries; senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment and host of The Russia Contingency podcast
Kofman states that Prigozhin was clearly killed, along with senior Wagner commanders, when his plane exploded.
“It was very obvious that he was killed, and he wasn't killed alone”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of Warfare (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 2:09:33
Kofman believes Wagner's march on Moscow had no real chance of overthrowing the government.
“Oh, I don't think very close. I don't think that they had any chance of doing it”
Lex Fridman Podcast: #504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of Warfare (Nov 10, 2026) · Listen from 2:07:26
Podcasts
- Lex Fridman Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
#504 – Russia-Ukraine War: Putin, Zelenskyy, Drones and the Future of WarfareLex Fridman Podcast · Nov 10, 2026 · 3 h 1 min
Lex Fridman talks with military analysts Michael Kofman and Preston Stewart about the state of the Russia-Ukraine war, drone warfare, Bakhmut, Prigozhin's mutiny, leadership, and paths to peace.