2023-08-28 03:01:47
Russia has confirmed the death of Yevgeny Prigosh, head of the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary group. Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed that ten people on board, including Prigosh, were killed in the plane crash north of Moscow.
According to the committee’s statement, Prigosh’s death was confirmed following forensic examination of the bodies of the ten victims. The plane crashed in Tver, north of Moscow, on Wednesday. Russia’s Civil Aviation Authority had earlier confirmed that Prigoshin and his top lieutenants were on board.
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The Wagner Group was a frontline fighter in the war once morest Ukraine. Prigoshin’s recent attempted military coup in Russia made international news. The private army Wagner Group turned once morest his own country was a major blow to Vladimir Putin, who has been in power for 23 years as president and prime minister. After approaching 200 kilometers from the capital Moscow, the mercenaries retreated as a result of settlement negotiations.
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Prigosh’s death was previously confirmed by the Telegram channel Gray Zone, which is associated with the Wagner Group. The gray zone alleged that the plane carrying Prigoshin, a hero of Russia and a true patriot, was shot down by the Russian Air Defense Forces.
Wagner is a Russian mercenary force formed in 2014. They are mercenaries used by Russia for military operations abroad. The group that started with 250 people has become a large group with around fifty thousand members in eight years. The Wagner group then turned once morest Putin.
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