Wagner Group Chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Legacy Embraer private jet Shot down
Legacy Embraer private jet belonging to Wagner Group Chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has crashed with all 7 passengers and 3 crew dying upon impact.”
Prigozhin was a media favorite back in June when he led led a failed rebellion against Putin.
“Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported the Embraer aircraft was shot down by air defences in the Tver region, north of Moscow,” BBC reported
“The jet, which was flying from Moscow to St Petersburg, was carrying seven passengers and three crew.”
BBC is reporting Prigozhin was 'on board.' From Russia with Love Putin Style
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The aircraft has been identified as Embraer Legacy 600 business jet (right pic) that took off from Moscow before disappearing from flight radar over Tver region.
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⚡️Bodies of 8 people found at crash site of plane reportedly carrying Wagner PMC Chief Prigozhin in Tver region, Russia.
Earlier, emergency services stated 10 have been killed in crash - final flight of private jet shown on flight radar tracking in above vid.
2nd jet also belonging to Prigozhin has landed in Moscow - it had also been flying to St. Petersburg but turned around after 1st jet crashed.
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⚡️Zaporozhye region official Rogov states Wagner PMC Chief Prigozhin and his right-hand man Utkin have been killed in plane crash in Russia’s Tver region (vid showing burning jet above).
🗣I just spoke with distinguished top Wagner soldiers, they confirm the fact of the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin - Rogov.
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🇺🇸🇷🇺Biden suggests Putin's behind Wagner PMC Chief Prigozhin's apparent death in plane crash.
🗣There is not much that happens in Russia that Putin is not behind - Old Joe.
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⚡️Russian aviation authorities publish full list of names of those on board plane that crashed in Russia’s Tver region - Wagner PMC Chief Prigozhin and his right-hand man Utkin are among confirmed passengers.
- Propustin Sergey
- Makaryan Evgeniy
- Totmin Alexander
- Chekalov Valeriy
- Utkin Dmitry
- Matuseev Nikolay
- Prigozhin Evgeniy
- Crew members:
- Levshin Aleksei, commander;
- Karimov Rustam, co-pilot;
- Raspopova Kristina, flight attendant.