Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin suspected dead in Russian plane crash
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the private military company Wagner, is suspected to have perished in a tragic plane crash in Russia, according to the country’s civil aviation authority.
According to reports from the Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone, the Embraer aircraft was allegedly shot down by air defenses in the Tver region, located north of Moscow.
The ill-fated jet, en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg, was carrying a total of seven passengers and three crew members.
Prigozhin gained prominence for his involvement in a failed mutiny against the Russian armed forces in June.
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Eyewitnesses in the area claimed to have heard two loud bangs before the crash and witnessed two trails of vapor in the sky.
According to Tass news agency, the plane caught fire upon impact, with four bodies already recovered at the crash site.
The aircraft had been in the air for less than half an hour before the tragic incident occurred.
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