Live updates and latest news coverage on the plane crash of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Eight bodies have been found at the site where the plane came down, the state-owned news agency Ria Novosti reported.Russian Ministry of Emergency Services says a plane crashedThe Russian Ministry of Emergency Services confirmed in a statement that a private Embraer Legacy aircraft crashed while flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg, without saying whether Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board.
The jet had “10 people on board, including three crew members” when it came down, it said in a statement.18m ago / 6:25 PM UTCRussia's Federal Air Transport Agency has listed Prigozhin's name among the seven passengers on the plane that went down in the Tver region, state-run Ria Novosti state news agency reported on Wednesday.
“According to the Federal Air Transport Agency, an investigation has been launched into the Embraer crash,” it reported. “Among the passengers is the name and surname of Evgeny Prigozhin.”Russian officials were not immediately available for comment.
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