In a statement, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, said they were investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash more than 60 miles north of Moscow.
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin were onboard a business jet that crashed and killed all passengers this evening, officials have said.
They also released the names of seven passengers and three crew members who were onboard, which included mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin.In a statement on their Telegram channel, they said: "A specially created commission of the Federal Air Transport Agency has begun investigating the circumstances and causes of the accident with the Embraer-135 aircraft, which occurred on August 23 in the Tver region.
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