leader wagner group, Evgeny PrigozhinHe died in an accident this Wednesday. Russia the plane he was traveling on. The event, which still needs clarification, represents a heavy blow to the military mercenaries launched just two months ago. armed uprising against Vladimir PutinThis is the biggest threat the president has faced in his more than two decades in power.
This was confirmed yesterday by Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, adding that nine other passengers, six passengers and three crew members aboard the Embraer Legacy 600 private plane also died. The device was left Moscow It crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver region, about 349 kilometers from the Russian capital.
Wagnerite sources and extreme right Russia later confirmed that the victims were involved Dmitry Utkinnumber two of the paramilitary group. As this former Russian military intelligence (GRU) officer and himself admitted, Nazi Germany He was Prigozhin’s right-hand man since they founded Wagner.
Wagner’s staff
Russian media Fontanka draws attention to the fact that on the device not only Prigozhin and his right hand travel, but also Wagner’s wand. Russian civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia identified the other five passengers. The most well-known name on the list Valery CekalovAccording to some reports, he is the deputy of the Wagnerian leader and the logistics manager of the group. There are also other mercenaries Sergei Propustine, Evgeny Macarian, Alexander TotminConsidered Prigozhin’s guards and Nikolai Matuseev.
It was stated that three crew members were among the dead. was he a commander Alexei Levshinco-pilot Rustam Karimov and stewardess Kristina RaspopovaAccording to Russian authorities.
charred corpses
The case is still grappling with questions. Emergency services reported to the official agency RIA Nóvosti that they found the bodies of ten people living in the building. aeroplane, although their bodies are completely charred. Most likely, this will force teams to do DNA testing to confirm the individual’s identity. deceasedAccording to the local press. But Baza portal assured that one of the passengers would be beheaded.
Russian investigative journalist Andrey Zakharov pointed out that the leadership of Prigozhin and Wagner will arrive in Moscow by plane from a Russian country on Wednesday. AfricaIt was here that he posted his first video since the failed uprising on June 23 and 24.