Russia

Wagner Founder Prigozhin Reported Dead in Fiery Plane Crash

‘WHERE’S THE AMMO?’

The mercenary group leader, who led an attempted coup in June, was on board a business jet that crashed in the Tver Region, Russia’s federal aviation agency confirmed.

Allison Quinn 

News Editor

Shannon Vavra 

National Security Reporter

Yevgeny Prigozhin and the site of a plane crash in Russia.
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Allison Quinn

Allison Quinn

News Editor

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Shannon Vavra

National Security Reporter

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