Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is amongst 10 individuals confirmed lifeless after a aircraft crash close to Moscow.

Russian officers have claimed that Prigozhin was among the many victims a non-public jet crash north of the Russian capital.

TASS news experiences that seven passengers, together with the Wagner Group chief, and three crew have been on board the Embraer plane en route from Moscow to St Petersburg.

Media experiences say the jet belonged to Prigozhin, who based the Wagner personal navy firm.

Russia’s civilian aviation regulator, Rosaviatsia, stated Prigozhin was on the passenger listing.

It stated: "An investigation has been launched into the Embraer plane crash that occurred tonight in the Tver region.

"According to the passenger listing, amongst them is the identify and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin."

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