Moscow: A private plane belonging to the rebel group Vigans crashed in the northwestern region of the Russian capital, killing all 10 passengers, including leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.
According to an international media report, a business plane crashed for unknown reasons in the northwestern region of Russia, killing all ten people on board. The ship was traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg with 7 passengers and 3 crew members on board.
The Russian government, while confirming the accident, said that the head of the Wagner group was also on board, who died in the accident, while none of the passengers survived.
According to Russian media, 8 bodies have been recovered from the crime scene.
BREAKING: Russian government confirms at least 10 dead after Wagner Group plane crashes northwest of Moscow pic.twitter.com/jHgOFOKG6s
— BNO News (@BNONews) August 23, 2023
An initial statement issued by a Wagner Group spokesperson claimed that the plane had been hit from the ground.
The former adviser of the American army has alleged that the hand of Russian President Putin is behind the accident and we have no doubt about it, now Russia will have to pay the price for this accident.
It should be noted that Yevgeny Prigozhin announced a coup against the Russian president over the Ukraine war in June of this year, after which thousands of his officers started advancing towards Moscow.
BREAKING: Business jet carrying 7 people crashes in Russia’s Tver region, northwest of Moscow pic.twitter.com/hsC4YycaGj
— BNO News (@BNONews) August 23, 2023
Later, with the intervention of the President of Belarus, both sides agreed to a ceasefire and then the rebel group went back to their bases.
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