Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said the US Department of Defense believes that the founder of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin, most likely died in a plane crash in the Tver region, but has not seen any reports of the plane being hit by a missile from the ground. . The broadcast was carried out on the American website. Ministry of Defense.
“According to our initial estimates, Prigozhin most likely passed away,” Ryder said at a briefing.
But according to him, “there are no indications that the plane was hit from the ground by a surface-to-air missile.
Embraer Legacy private jet on the evening of August 23 fallen Near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver region. Moscow – St. Petersburg flight.
The Federal Air Transport Agency said that businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin was among the passengers on board.
An investigation has been launched into the crash of the plane in the Tver region.
Formerly Elon Musk commented The crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane.