Russian authorities have confirmed that they have recovered 'black box' flight recorders from the crash site of a plane reportedly carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin. Elsewhere, another Ukrainian drone was downed on its approach to the Russian capital of Moscow, the mayor of the city has claimed.
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This latest attack, if verified, is the latest in a series on Russian soil, as Ukraine sustains its efforts to keep disrupting the capital.Join us for more updates on the war in Ukraine - as well as the circumstances surrounding the apparent death of Yevgeny Prigozhin. A newspaper report citing UK and Ukraine officials also suggested Russia's military intelligence unit - which has been linked to the Salisbury poisonings and the death of Alexander Litvinenko - is being discussed as potentially behind the crash;Joe Biden said US officials are still trying to"nail down" how the plane came down, although American intelligence sources said they believed the crash was intentionally caused by an explosion.
"The last time we flew to the Emirates, I received very serious information from sources, which cannot be deeper, about the attempt on the life of Yevgeny Prigozhin," he said. US intelligence sources yesterday said preliminary investigations suggested there was an explosion on board the flight. Mr Syrskyi, who is the commander of the Ukrainian military's ground forces, said the main goal of these measures was to"increase the level of combat potential and resume active offensive operations".
Major General Andrey Averyanov is being discussed in connection with the plane crash thought to have killed Prigozhin, British and Ukrainian intelligence sources told the i. British intelligence agencies looking into the crash remain open-minded about what happened and who - if anyone - was behind it, the i said.
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