Kremlin denies role in plane crash believed to have killed Wagner Group leader

Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed to have died in a plane crash.

The ministry said of Mr Prigozhin: “His personal attributes of hyperactivity, exceptional audacity, a drive for results and extreme brutality permeated Wagner and are unlikely to be matched by any successor.”

Rescuers found 10 bodies, and Russian media cited anonymous sources in Wagner who said Mr Prigozhin was dead. There has been no official confirmation so far.US President Joe Biden said he believed Mr Putin was likely behind the crash. It was not clear why several high-ranking members of Wagner, including top leaders who are normally exceedingly careful about their security, would have been on the same flight. The purpose of their trip to St Petersburg was unknown.In this first comments on the crash, Mr Putin said the passengers had “made a significant contribution” to the fighting in Ukraine.

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