Yevgeny Prigozhin: 10 killed in private jet crash in Russia - Wagner leader was ‘on passenger list’

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The Wagner boss is believed to be among seven passengers and three crew who were on board the Embraer aircraft, which reportedly crashed just north of Moscow

Ten people have been killed in a private jet crash in Russia - and the country’s Civil Aviation Authority say Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list. TASS news agency reported that seven passengers and three crew were on board the Embraer aircraft, which was en route from Moscow to St Petersburg and crashed in the Tver region.

Videos circulating on social media appear to show the jet crashing just north of Moscow. Rosaviatsia said: “An investigation has been launched into the Embraer plane crash that occurred tonight in the Tver region.

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