Private Plane Crash in Russia with Alleged Involvement of Mercenary Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin

2023-08-23 17:18:25

The machine crashed on a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg in the Tver region north of the capital. According to Russian air traffic control, mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is on the passenger list.

According to the Tass news agency, a private plane crashed in Russia, and the mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to be on the passenger list. The Embraer machine was on a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg in the Tver region north of the capital, reported the agency on Wednesday, citing the Ministry of Civil Protection.

The seven passengers and three crew members were killed. Tass reported that Russian air traffic control had declared that Prigozhin was on the passenger list.

According to Prigozhin, the Wagner mercenary group was founded in 2014. During an uprising on June 23-24, his fighters initially made their way towards Moscow before an agreement was apparently reached with President Vladimir Putin. (APA)

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