This is Evgeny Prigozhin, who was on the passenger list of the aircraft that crashed in the Russian region of Tver, north of Moscow.
The chief of the mercenaries of Wagner, Evgeny Prigozhinwas among 10 people on a plane that crashed in the Russian region of Tverto the north of Moscow. At the moment, the Russian state news agency, RIA, reported that they found eight bodies.
The Wagner militant group published a post on social media confirming the death of its boss, after Russian authorities said he was traveling in a private plane that crashed north of Moscow.
“The head of the Wagner Group, the hero of Russia, the true patriot, Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin, died as a result of the actions of traitors to Russia,” the militant bloc said in a message on the Gray Zone Telegram channel. “But even in hell it will be the best! Glory to Russia!”, added.
“An investigation has been launched into the accident of the Embraer plane that occurred this afternoon in the Tver region. According to the passenger list, the name of Yevgeny Prigozhin was on it,” the Rosaviatsia aeronautical service said, according to the Tass news agencies. , Ria Novosti and Interfax.
“He Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations carry out the search operations”, they added and noted that the seven passengers and the three crew members would have died.
Witnesses heard loud bangs before the plane went down.
The aircraft carried seven passengers and three crew members, including Prigozhin. Meanwhile, witnesses to the incident confirmed that they heard two loud bangs.
In dialogue with the press, the Department of Rosaviatsiya He remarked that “an investigation was launched into the plane crash that occurred this afternoon in the Tver region. According to the list of passengers, among them is the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin“.
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For its part, the channel Telegram Gray Zone, confirmed that the plane of Prigozhin was shot down by air defense fire.
“According to preliminary data, all those on board have died”added in a statement the Ministry for Emergency situations.
“He wagner group makes Russia be even bigger on all continents and that Africa be even freer”, Prigozhin had stated in a recent recording.
Source: Ambito
