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Russia plane crash: Prigozhin confirmed dead

Wagner group: "Killed by traitors"; Biden: "Putin may be behind it" - VIDEO

Sources close to the Russian paramilitary group Wagner have confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the militia, died in the air accident of his private Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600 aircraft (registration RA02795). The plane crash occurred near the village of Kuzhencino, Russia. There would be 10 people on board the jet, all dead. From rumors it emerges that among them there would be several members...

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Moscow, Russia, 08/24/2023 08:23
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