Russia-Ukraine war live: US trying to ‘nail down’ what caused Prigozhin plane crash; drone aimed at Moscow destroyed

Joe Biden says US investigating what brought down jet with Wagner chief apparently onboard; Russian capital’s mayor reports no damage in drone attack

Police keep guard at a checkpoint near the site of the plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin in the Tver region, Russia.Meanwhile, Russian air defences destroyed a drone as it approached Moscow, the city’s mayor said early on Saturday.The launch is the latest in a string of drone attacks on the capital region.

and never did, the CEO of the aircraft operator company said. Russian media, mainly associated with a Wagner Telegram channel, had linked a second business jet with the mercenary group and reported it was also in the air at the time of the crash.from the crash scene in Russia’s Tver region. “Molecular genetic analyses are being carried out to establish their identities,” Russia’s Investigative Committee said on social media on Friday.

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