Plane Carrying Wagner Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Crashes In Russia

On Wednesday, Russia's emergencies ministry reported a plane crash northwest of Moscow, involving Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner mercenaries.

The Kremlin-linked businessman, prominent in Ukraine's conflict, seemingly died after his failed uprising against Russia's military leaders about two months ago.

At first, authorities declared that the private Embraer Legacy jet had crashed near Kuzhenkino village in the Tver region, resulting in the deaths of all 10 people on board.

Rosaviatsia, Russia's state aviation agency, released the flight list that confirmed Prigozhin's presence on the plane.

Prigozhin was listed together with Dmitry Utkin, who is thought to have been a key co-founder and top commander of the Wagner mercenary group.

Five more passengers and three crew members were on the plane as well.

Interfax later stated that the search operations had concluded, and that all 10 individuals on the aircraft were found in the wreckage, according to an emerge...

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