Prigozhin Believed to Be Dead After Plane Crash in Russia

 

Russian authorities said Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a plane that crashed, killing all 10 passengers

by Dave DeCamp 

Posted onAugust 23, 2023CategoriesNews

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is believed to be dead following the crash of a private jet in Russia’s Tver Oblast. Russian authorities told the media that Prigozhin was listed as a passenger of the plane and that all 10 passengers were killed in the crash.

“The Embraer plane was flying out of Sheremetyevo to St. Petersburg. There were three crew and seven passengers on board. They all died,” Russia’s Emergencies Ministry told TASS.

Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport said that “an investigation of the Embraer plane crash that happened in the Tver Region this evening was initiated. According to the passenger list, first and last name of Yevgeny Prigozhin was included in this list.”

The story is breaking and will be updated as it develops

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