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    Yevgeny Prigozhin is believed to have been on board the plane (Picture: AP)

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    Wagner Group employer Yevgeny Prigozhin– who led an aborted disobedience versus Vladimir Putin’s leading opponent– is feared dead in an aircraft crash.

    A service jet owned by the mercenary chief plunged to the ground, northwest of Moscow, around 6pm regional time.

    Earlier, Wagner- connected Telegram channel Grey Zone stated the Embraer airplane was shot down by Russian air defences in the area of Tver.

    Grey Zone pointed out homeowners who heard 2 bangs prior to the accident and saw 2 vapour tracks.

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    A view shows plane wreckage on fire following an alleged air accident at a location given as Tver region, Russia, in this image published August 23, 2023. Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of Russian private mercenary group Wagner, was reportedly listed as a passenger on a private jet which crashed north of Moscow on August 23, 2023. Ostorozhno Novosti/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. WATERMARK FROM SOURCE.
    A view reveals airplane wreckage on fire in theTver area(Picture:(***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ))

    (********************* )At least10 individuals were eliminated in the event, and unofficial reports mention the warlord was on board the airplane.

    Russia’s civilian air travel regulator,Rosaviatsia, stated he was on the guests list, however it was not right away clear ifPrigozhin had in fact boarded the flight.

    His right-hand man guyDmitry Utkin, military leader of Wagner inUkraine andAfrica, is likewise thought to have actually been on board.

    Citing non-Western sources, investigative taskAllEyes onWagner stated that the‘whole head of Wagner’ has actually passed away, while other channels have actually advised for‘caution’

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    Seven guests and 3 team were on board the airplane, which was en path fromMoscow toStPetersburg, TASS news firm reported.

    Authorities stated they were examining the crash, and 8 bodies have actually currently been recuperated from the website.

    Footage shared onTelegram reveals the scene of the crash, with the wreckage on fire and 2 fire truck at the scene.

    AliciaKearns, chair of UK parliament’sForeign Affairs Committee stated onTwitter a 2nd airplane likewise owned byPrigozhin landed atOstafyevo airport nearMoscow

    ‘The speed at which the Russian Govt has confirmed Yevgeny Prigozhin was on a plane that crashed on a flight from Moscow to St Petersburg should tell us everything we need to know,’ she worried.

    ‘ReportsRussianAirDefence shot down the airplane recommendsPutin is sending out an extremely loud message.

    ‘ A 2nd airplane owned byPrigozhin has actually landed atOstafyevo airport nearMoscow

    ‘Questions now whetherPrigozhin was on the very first airplane, as the manifest specified, or on this 2nd jet.

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    The flight ended suddenly nearTver(Picture: flightradar24 com)

    SomeRussianTelegram channels have actually hypothesized that theWagner employer might have been on the various airplane.

    Meanwhile,NationalSecurityCouncil representativeAdrienneWatson verified theWhite House understands the reports which if verified,‘no one should be surprised’

    Prigozhin, whose personal military forceWagner battled along withRussia’s routine army in(********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* )installed a short-term armed mutiny versus Russia’s military management in lateJune

    The Kremlin said he would be exiled to Belarus, and his mercenaries would either retire, follow him there, or join the Russian military.

    It comes less than 48 hours after Prigozhin posted his first recruitment video since the mutiny.

    He said Wagner is conducting reconnaissance and search activities, and ‘making Russia even greater on all continents, and Africa even more free’.

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