A business jet that had Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner paramilitary group, among its passengers crashed northwest of Moscow, Russia’s state Tass news agency said citing aviation authorities.
Updated Aug. 23, 2023 1:29 pm ETWagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a mutiny in June and demanded the ouster of Russia’s defense minister.
, the owner of the Wagner paramilitary group, among its passengers crashed northwest of Moscow, Russia’s state Tass news agency said citing aviation authorities, with all 10 people aboard killed.Continue reading your article with
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