Yevgeny Prigozhin onboard plane in fatal crash, says Russia
by Andrew Roth from World news | The Guardian on (#6E3WM)
Officials say Wagner chief behind June mutiny was on jet that crashed in Tver region, killing all 10 onboard
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner paramilitary chief who launched an armed mutiny in June, has been reported dead. Russia said he was onboard a private jet that crashed in the Tver region near Moscow, killing all 10 onboard.
Rosaviatsia, the Russian aviation authority, said Prigozhin and senior Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin were among 10 people travelling on the Embraer business jet that crashed on Wednesday evening.
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