Plane believed to be carrying Wagner chief Prigozhin crashes in Russia

Video Credit: AFP English
Published on August 24, 2023 - Duration: 00:57s

Plane believed to be carrying Wagner chief Prigozhin crashes in Russia

Images published on several Telegram channels and authenticated by AFP show the August 23 crash of a plane believed to have been carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the paramilitary group Wagner who staged a failed rebellion against the Kremlin in June.

The plane crashed near the town of Kujenkino, in the Tver Region, north-west of Moscow.


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