MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday, the TASS news agency reported, citing Rosaviatsia, Russia’s aviation authority.
“An investigation has been launched into the Embraer plane crash that occurred tonight in the Tver region. According to the passenger list, among them is the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin,” Rosaviatsia said.
Earlier TASS had reported that ten people had died after a private jet crashed in Russia’s Tver region north of Moscow. The jet, en route from Moscow to St Petersburg, was carrying seven passengers and three crew.
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🚨 | BREAKING: Wagner Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who launched an attempted coup against Putin in June, has been killed in a plane crash
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) August 23, 2023
It was shot down by Russian air defence pic.twitter.com/zcUJfq59qP
Watch Wagner’s Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Plane Crash In Russia pic.twitter.com/s0dW7n5pNJ
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BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 23, 2023
BBC confirms that Prigozhin was killed in the plane crash!!! pic.twitter.com/ncHGCwVFTz
