The Latest Breaking News from Plane crash

In recent weeks, Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and General Andrei Averyanov from the GRU military intelligence agency have made several trips to Africa. The two are increasingly seen as the main organisers of the post-Prigozhin era of Russian relationships with Africa following the Wagner Group chief’s demise in…

Local officials and the Brazilian Air Force are investigating the cause of the crash

The Kremlin has rejected claims that it was to blame for the incident

The Kremlin says “deliberate wrongdoing” is among the possible causes of the plane crash that killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin last week

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash last week. Many Russians are mourning — and speculating about the crash.

Secrecy had surrounded the funeral arrangements for the Wagner mercenary boss who was killed in a plane crash.

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been buried in a private funeral in St Petersburg, his press service has said.

Kremlin earlier said president’s presence ‘not envisaged’ at funeral of Wagner chief who was killed in plane crash last week

Options for the mercenary group – in the wake of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s demise – include complete dissolution, nationalisation into the conventional Russian army or finding a new leader. Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold the key to the future