The Wagner boss and former ally turned critic of Vladimir Putin was believed to be on board a plane carrying 10 people that crashed in Russia.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, who attempted a coup on the Kremlin last month, has reportedly died in a plane crash in Russia.
Prigozhin, a former ally turned critic of Vladimir Putin, was believed to be on board the plane carrying 10 people, the BBC has reported. A Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone earlier reported that the jet was shot down by air defences in Tver region, north of Moscow.More to come
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