August 23, (THEWILL) – A private plane belonging to Wagner chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, crashed in Moscow’s Tver region, killing all ten people on board, the Russian emergency services said Wednesday.
Russia’s civilian aviation regulator, Rosaviatsia, said Prigozhin was on the passenger list. However, it was not immediately clear if he had boarded the flight.
“An investigation has been launched into the crash of the Embraer aircraft, which occurred tonight in the Tver region. According to the list of passengers, among them is the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin”, a press statement by RussiaFederal Air Transport Agency said.”
Among the 10 dead were three crew members and seven passengers. Everyone on board the plane was killed.
Prigozhin is the head of the private paramilitary organisation, Wagner Group, which played a key role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine before briefly launching an insurrection against the Russian military in July. Forces loyal to Prigozhin marched toward Moscow, before turning back after several days.
Reports of the crash came after Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, vowed to end Russia’s occupation of the Crimea peninsula and all other areas that Moscow controls in his country.
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