Yevgeny Prigozhin chief of Wagner group plane crash in St. Petersburg, Russia - 24 Mar 2025 par Artem Priakhin / SOPA Images
The Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed in a statement the death of 10 people who were on board a business jet belonging to businessman and founder of Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin which crashed in the Tver region. They also confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board with 3 were crew members. Also on this list was Prigozhin's right hand man, Dmitry "Wagner" Utkin. The Investigative Committee of Russia has launched a preliminary investigation into the crash of Prigozhin's plane.