Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is thought to have been on a plane that crashed near Moscow, killing 10 people onboard. Former Russian prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov tells Sky News he has no doubt Vladimir Putin is behind the crash - he has not yet addressed the claims.
In his first comments addressing the plane crash that reportedly killed Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and nine others, President Putin has sent his condolences.
Yesterday, it also left Moscow for St Petersburg around an hour before the crashed jet departed the capital and landed as it crashed. "The Wagner Group made up about 25% of all those forces who were actually fighting, not 25% of the total number of Russians, but 25% of those on the front line fighting on a daily basis," Clarke said.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the matter, stressed that the information was still preliminary and under review. Route of plane before crash "One wing flew off in one direction and the fuselage went like that," he said, gesturing with his arms to show how the plane headed down towards the ground.Mr Stepenok said he jumped on his bike and headed to the site.
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