Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief was on plane that crashed in Russia, aviation agency says

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief was on plane that crashed in Russia, aviation agency says

CNN  —  Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner who staged a short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership in June, was on board a plane that crashed northwest of Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency said. “An investigation has been launched into the crash of the Embraer aircraft, which occurred …

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Luna 25: Russia’s lunar lander crashes into the moon

Luna 25: Russia’s lunar lander crashes into the moon

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  Russia’s first lunar mission in decades has ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the moon’s surface. The incident, a blow to Russia’s space ambitions, happened after communication …

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