The leader of Wagner, a private military company, Yevgeny Prigozhin has been killed in plane crash.
Ten people were on board the private jet that crashed in the north of Moscow, capital of Russia according to BBC.
The Russian Civil Aviation Authority said seven passengers and three crew were on board the Embraer aircraft, which was en route from Moscow to St Petersburg.
Prigozhin shared his first video address since his aborted June mutiny just two days ago.
Prigozhin appeared to be in Africa in the video, and he also spoke about Russia making the continent “free”.
The video, shared on Telegram channels affiliated with the Wagner Group, was released amid the ongoing fear within Africa on the likely invasion of Niger.
More details to follow…
