Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet that crashed in Russia, killing all on board, officials said.
Wagner Chief Prigozhin on Passenger List of Jet That Crashed in Russia, Killing 10
Russian billionaire and businessman, Concord catering company owner Yevgeny Prigozhin attends a meeting with foreign investors at Konstantin Palace June 16, 2016 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.MOSCOW — A business jet en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed Wednesday, killing all ten people on board, Russian emergency officials said. Mercenary chiefMore From TIMERussia’s civilian aviation regulator, Rosaviatsia, said Prigozhin was on the passenger list.
Russia's state news agency Tass cited emergency officials as saying that the plane carried three pilots and seven passengers. The authorities said they were investigating the crash, which occurred in the Tver region more than 100 kilometers north of Moscow. Prigozhin, whose private military force Wagner fought alongside Russia's regular army in Ukraine, mounted a short-lived armed mutiny against Russia's military leadership in late June. The Kremlin said he would be exiled to Belarus, and his fighters would either retire, follow him there, or join the Russian military.
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