The internet has exploded with an avalanche breaking reports that Wagner chief Yvgeny Prigozhin’s business jet has crashed over Russia’s Tver region.
Unconfirmed reports say anywhere from seven to ten people were on board, all presumed dead – but it’s as yet unclear if Prigozhin himself was on board at the time. Russian media sources are now suggesting that he his indeed dead.
TASS says the crashed business jet was on its way from Moscow to St. Petersburg. pic.twitter.com/u3gAjOkY3B
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) August 23, 2023
This has led to immediate speculation that the private plane could have been shot down upon Putin’s orders.
The Kremlin has quickly issued confirmation that the aircraft did indeed belong to the controversial Wagner leader who led a mutiny against the defense ministry June 23-24. Per official news wires out of Russia
- RUSSIA SAYS 10 PEOPLE KILLED AFTER PRIVATE JET CRASHES IN TVER REGION NORTH OF MOSCOW
- RUSSIA SAYS EVGENY PRIGOZHIN COULD BE ON BOARD OF PLANE THAT CRASHED IN TVER REGION NORTH OF MOSCOW – TASS
Russia Embraer Legacy 600 business jet with registration number RA-02795 crashed. This board belonged to the team of Yevgeny Prigozhin and was repeatedly seen in Belarus. pic.twitter.com/DPk9Q8tDaR
— Getty (@region776) August 23, 2023
Russian official sources are confirming, including RT…
KOMMERSANT: PRIGOZHIN HAS DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH IN RUSSIA’S TVER, RUSSIA’S FEDERAL AIR TRANSPORT AGENCY SAYS
Below is another video widely circulating of what is purported to be the Wagner chief’s plane going down:
⚡️ Самолёт, который разбился в Тверской области, принадлежит Евгению Пригожину, утверждают издание Baza и журналистка Ксения Собчак. На борту бизнес-джета Embraer, как утверждается, были 7 человек, они погибли.
Видео: соцсети pic.twitter.com/EzyZ3PbVT8
— ЭХО (@echofm_online) August 23, 2023
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