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Yevgeny Prigozhin Presumed Dead in Russia Plane Crash (Live)
Russian authorities said Thursday that Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was among the passengers aboard the Embraer Legacy business jet that crashed in the Tver region.
“An investigation has been opened into the crash of the Embraer airplane that occurred this evening in the Tver region. According to the list of passengers, the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin are among them”.
The Russian Emergencies Ministry reported that there were ten people on board the crashed airplane — seven passengers and three crew members. According to preliminary information, all those on board died. The plane on which Yevgeny Prigozhin was flying was on its way from Moscow to St. Petersburg. According to the Flytradar service, the plane disappeared from the radar during the climb.
Eyewitnesses report that the plane with Evgeny Prigozhin exploded right in the air. Numerous videos and photos of the crash are published by Russian Telegram channels.
According to Flightradar, the plane with flight number RA-02795 was regularly flying on the Moscow-St. Petersburg route. The private Embraer Legacy 600 had been in…