Friday, November 15

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, died in a plane crash during a trip to St. Petersburg

At the time, Yevgeny Prigozhin had rebelled against Vladimir Putin's orders to invade Ukraine.
At the time, Yevgeny Prigozhin had rebelled against Vladimir Putin’s orders to invade Ukraine.

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Evaristo Lara

According to the BBC and other international agencies, Yevgeny Prigozhin, a mercenary leader and former ally of Vladimir Putin, lost his life while traveling on a private plane that had allegedly taken off from Moscow to Saint Petersburg.

“A private Embraer Legacy plane traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver region. There were 10 people on board, including 3 crew members. According to preliminary information, everyone on board died“, indicated the ministry of emergency situation through Telegram.

In this regard, Reuters reported that Rosaviatsia, the authority responsible for Russian aviation, indicated that the leader of the group of Russian mercenaries was listed as a passenger. in an aircraft that crashed north of Moscow on Wednesday.

“An investigation into the plane crash has been launched. of Embraer occurred tonight in the Tver region. According to the list of passengers, among them is the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin,” Rosaviatsia said.

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