A private Embraer-135 jet crashed in Russia’s Tver Region, north of Moscow, killing all 10 people on board, according to preliminary reports. The country’s aviation agency confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, was listed among the passengers.
The crash
The aircraft went down near the Kuzhenkino settlement, close to the M-10 highway.
Authorities said the jet carried three crew members—two pilots and a flight attendant—and seven passengers. No casualties were reported on the ground.
Flight details
The jet had departed from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport and was bound for St. Petersburg. It belonged to MNT-Aero, a company specializing in private air transport.
The passenger list reportedly included several high-ranking Wagner figures, among them Yevgeny Prigozhin, Dmitry Utkin, and Valery Chekalov.
Investigation
Russia’s aviation authority has launched an investigation into the incident.
A team from the Russian Investigative Committee has been dispatched to the crash site, where emergency services continue to work.
The committee has opened a criminal case under Article 263 of the Russian Criminal Code, which covers violations of air transport safety regulations.
The Governor of Tver Region, Igor Rudenya, has taken personal oversight of the inquiry
