2023 Wagner Group plane crash
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_(cropped).jpg) The aircraft involved in the crash, pictured in 2022 | |
| Crash | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 August 2023 |
| Site |  Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, Russia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Embraer Legacy 600 |
| Call sign | RA02795 |
| Registration | RA-02795 |
| Flight origin | Moscow |
| Destination | Saint Petersburg |
| Passengers | 7 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Missing | 2 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 23 August 2023, an aircraft believed to be flying from Moscow to Saint Petersburg crashed, killing 10 people, of which three were crew members.[1] Unconfirmed reports, including from the Russian state-owned news agency TASS,[2] place the Russian Wagner Group bosses Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin on the list of passengers.[1][3] The aircraft crashed in the Tver region, approximately 60 miles (97 km) north of its starting point in Moscow. The aircraft was a private jet made by Brazilian aeroplane manufacturer Embraer;[4] the aircraft is most likely Prigozhin's own Embraer Legacy 600, though some Russian media groups claim it was owned by MNT-Aero LLC, a business transportation company.[5][6]
A Wagner-associated Telegram channel named "Grey Zone" claimed the jet was shot down by Russian air defenses.[7]
It was reported that eight bodies were found, with two people who were also onboard the jet missing.[8] BBC reported that it was confirmed that Yevgeny died
References
- ^ a b Seddon, Max (23 August 2023). "Yevgeny Prigozhin was passenger on crashed plane, Russian officials say". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Russland: Privatjet abgestürzt – laut Tass war Prigoschin auf der Passagierliste". Der Spiegel (in German). 23 August 2023. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Russia-Ukraine War: Prigozhin Listed as Passenger on Plane That Crashed, Killing All Aboard". New York Times. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Binding, Lucia (23 August 2023). "Ten killed in private jet crash north of Moscow - Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin 'on passenger list'". Sky News.
- ^ Smith, Benedict (23 August 2023). "Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash near Moscow says Russia - live updates". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Росавиация назвала владельца разбившегося под Тверью самолета". РИА Новости (in Russian). 20230823T2109. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia". BBC News. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Ukraine war latest: Fate of Wagner boss unknown after plane crash; 'contract was put out on him in Russia' - former MI6 spy | War latest". Sky News. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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