The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation reported that 10 people died in the crash of a private plane in the Tver region, three of them were crew members. Among the passengers – the head of PMC Wagner Evgeny Prigozhin, writes TASS with reference to the Federal Air Transport Agency.
Information appeared that Prigozhin’s right hand, Utkin, was on board the crashed plane. Wagner is beheaded.
A plane crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino, Bologovsky district, Tver region, informs telegram channel “112”. According to him, we are talking about a military aircraft. “Base” claimsthat the Embraer business jet crashed.
The crashed plane belongs to the founder PMC Wagner Evgeny Prigogine, claims telegram channel of journalist Ksenia Sobchak “The Bloody Lady” with reference to sources. Whether Prigogine himself was on board is unknown.
According to preliminary data, an Embraer ERG 135 aircraft with tail number RA-02795 crashed. Telegram channel Gray Zone close to PMC Wagner claimsthat Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was shot down by air defense fire. There is no official confirmation of this information.
Rosaviatsiya launched an investigation In the crash of the Embraer plane that occurred in the Tver region on Wednesday, Yevgeny Prigozhin was among the passengers, the Federal Air Transport Agency said in a statement.
“An investigation has been launched into the crash of the Embraer aircraft, which occurred tonight in the Tver region. According to the list of passengers, among them is the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin,” the department noted.
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