Russian authorities have confirmed that Yevgeny Prygosin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the passengers of the small plane that crashed north of Moscow. which the preliminary report indicates Died a lot
Russia’s Central Air Transport Agency confirmed that Yevgeny Prigosin was on a small plane. that crashed in the Tver region north of moscow on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 as well, while the Telegram account linked to the Wagner group confirmed that Mr. Prigosin died in the incident.
Earlier, Russian media tried to find a way to confirm that. Is the plane belonging to Prigozin? RIA Novosti news agency released a video showing it. A small plane, identical to the Embraer Legacy 600 belonging to Wagner Group Leader Prigozin, crashed from the sky with one wing missing before hitting the ground. in the Tver region (Tver), western Russia.
The footage from the clip shows this plane. fell almost vertically swirling and seemingly one wing missing, but in addition no indication whether there was a misfortune or an explosion on the machine at all
After the accident, Russian rescuers confirmed that The Embraer Legacy plane crashed in the village of Kuchenkino in the Tver region after leaving Moscow for Saint Petersburg. There were 10 passengers and crew and an initial inspection found that all died
RIA Novosti also published a video taken from the crash site of the plane, showing the number 2795 on the remains of a burning engine. which corresponds to the last 4 digits of the registration number of Mr. Prigozin’s private plane.
Another major Russian news agency, TASS, said Mr Prigosin’s name was on the list of passengers of the plane. but it is not clear whether Has he traveled on a plane? Before the Russian authorities later came out to confirm
However, according to a report from the aviation data collection website FlightRadar24 This plane took off from Moscow airport. and climbed to an altitude of about 26,000 feet before suddenly stopping to send data at about 6:11 p.m.
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2023-08-23 20:46:00
