Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening (Aug 23) north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, raising fears among his allies that he had been killed. There was no immediate official confirmation that Prigozhi
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, raising fears among his allies that he had been killed.
Reuters could not confirm that he was on the aircraft though a Telegram channel linked to Wagner pronounced him dead. If confirmed, his death would leave the Wagner Group, which incurred President Vladimir Putin's wrath in June by, leaderless and raise questions about its future operations in Africa and elsewhere.
It said that 10 people had been on board, including three crew members. According to preliminary information, everyone on board had been killed, it said.
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