Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and his commander Dmitry Utkin were on board a plane that crashed north of Moscow, according to Russia's civil aviation authority. Prigozhin, 62, and Wagner commander Utkin, 53, were among the passengers killed in the plane crash, according to a Telegram channel affiliated with the Wagner Group. "An investigation has been launched into the Embraer plane crash that occurred tonight in the Tver region. According to the passenger list, among them is the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin," Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, said on Wednesday. The Wagner Group boss released footage of himself speaking while wearing camouflage and holding a rifle.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 23, 2023 23:09 UTC