Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed killing all on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority has said.
Earlier, Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported the Embraer aircraft was shot down by air defences in the Tver region, north of Moscow.
The jet, which was flying from the capital to St Petersburg, was carrying seven passengers and three crew.
The leaders of "Wagner" confirm the fact of the death of Prigozhin and Utkin, – said the gauleiter of Zaporizhzhia Region, Rogov.
Some Russian media, citing their sources, also claim that Prigozhin and Utkin were on board the crashed business jet.
The Russian Investigative… pic.twitter.com/RbQfAVTdtb
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 23, 2023
BREAKING:
A private jet owned by Prigozhin was just shot down by Russian air defenses over Tver.
Around 10 people onboard have been killed. pic.twitter.com/mUCHws77Y0
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 23, 2023
