Private plane crashes in Russia with Wagner chief ‘on board’

A private plane has crashed in Moscow’s Tver region, killing all 10 people on board.
Russia news agency TASS reports that Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was among those on board.
“A private Embraer Legacy aircraft travelling from Moscow to Saint Petersburg crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver Region. There were 10 people on board, including 3 crew members. According to preliminary information, all those on board died,” the ministry for emergency situation said on Telegram.

Danield Hawkins, a journalist in Moscow, told Al Jazeera that “reports in the Russian media, unconfirmed so far, are saying this aircraft could have been taken down by air defence systems”.