Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead after Russia plane crash

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a jet which crashed killing all on board, Russia’s civil aviation authority has said.

Earlier, Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported that the private plane, which belonged to Prigozhin, was shot down by air defences.

It was flying from Moscow to St Petersburg, with seven passengers and three crew.

Prigozhin led a failed mutiny against the Russian armed forces in June.