Yevgeny Prigozhin was the head of the private paramilitary organization Wagner Group, which played a key role in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine before briefly launching an insurrection against the Russian military in June.
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly killed in a plane crash in Russia, with nine other people on board also dead.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has stated that Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin has died in the plane crash outside of Tver, Russia.
The Federal Air Transport Agency said the plane was en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg when it went down near Kuzhenkino.
ABC news reports that the bodies of those killed in the plane crash near Kuzhenkino, Russia, including Yevgeny Prigozhin and the commander of the Wagner PMC Dmitry Utkin, have been moved to the Tver Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination.
Meanwhile, in St Petersburg — Prigozhin’s home town — dozens of people have been arriving to light candles and drop flowers at a pop-up memorial.
There has still been no comment from the Kremlin or the Russian Ministry of Defense regarding Wednesday’s crash.
