Warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to be among those who have perished, having reportedly been on Putin’s ‘kill list’ following a failed coup against the Russian President
Rumours continue to swirl after a plane belonging to Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed, with all 10 on board feared dead.
The exiled warlord is said to be among those who have perished, having reportedly been on Vladimir Putin’s ‘kill list’ following a failed coup against the Russian President just two months ago. Telegram channels linked to the warlord announced his death on Friday night shortly after news of the crash.
Witnesses heard a loud bang before they saw the jet ‘fall from the sky’ in a burning fireball. Images of the wreckage show the burning plane in a field in the Tver region as plumes of black smoke rise above the scene, visible from miles away.
Russian social media channels is awash with speculation that a case of fine wine onboard may in fact have been a bomb in disguise. Putin is yet to make a public statement, but is said to have put his former war chief on the ‘kill list’ following the failed coup.