Several foreign media reported that Yevgeny Prigozhin's private plane was shot down near Moscow. Presumably, the Wagner leader was also on board. The plane had a total of ten passengers, all of whom died.
There are ten dead in the private plane that crashed north of Moscow - according to the Russian Civil Aviation Authority, Yevgeny Prigozhin was also on the passenger list, reports Sky News .
Their information is also confirmed by the Ukrainska Pravda , which also knows that the Wagner leader may have been on board. The incident took place in Tver.
The Moscow Times posted on X (formerly Twitter) about what happened, claiming that Yevgeny Prigozhin was also on the plane. According to preliminary information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, all those on board have died, they added.
Videos and images have also been uploaded to X, which allegedly show the wreckage of the crashed plane, but it is important to note that none of the footage has yet been verified by a reliable, neutral source.
The Meduza , referring to the Gray Zone Telegram channel, claims that Prigozhin's private plane was shot down by air defense. This information has not yet been officially confirmed. the TASSSZ , the Federal Aviation Agency is launching an investigation into the matter. Among other things, they are investigating whether Prigozhin was on the plane.
the BBC article, it is stated as a fact that Yevgeny Prigozhin also traveled on the plane and lost his life.
A picture circulated by a Wagner-tied channel of the jet belonging to Prigozhin that crashed near Tver #Russia pic.twitter.com/1lL3S4ZIX3
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