What we know about the plane crash that reportedly killed Russian Wagner chief Prigozhin and 9 others

What we know about the plane crash that reportedly killed Russian Wagner chief Prigozhin and 9 others

The exact circumstances of the reported death of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin remained unclear Thursday, although most experts believe it marks President Vladimir Putin’s vengeance for his short-lived rebellion in June. The head of the mercenary group, which in June attempted to topple Russia’s military leadership, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, with …

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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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