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A Russian private aircraft overnight crashed north of Moscow with officials saying all 10 passengers and crew onboard were killed and the country’s Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the flight’s passenger list, reports Russia’s state-run TASS news agency.
According to BBC, all 10 people on board were killed after the private aircraft came down near the village of Kuzhenkino.
They also say the passengers included Prigozhin, who is the head of mercenary group Wagner, and his right-hand man Dmitry Utkin.
Russian authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, amid heavy speculation
Prigozhin kept a low public profile since he led his mutiny in June, which lasted only 24 hours
He last appeared in a video earlier this week which was said to have been filmed in an unspecified location in Africa
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