Pentagon: Prigojin, founder of Wagner, assassinated

Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder made a statement to the press about Prigojin’s death.

Ryder emphasized that the United States believes that Prigojin was assassinated, saying: “Our initial assessment based on several factors is that he was likely assassinated.” saying.

Ryder said there was “no information to confirm the allegations that the surface-to-air missile was fired” at the private plane that crashed, declining to comment on whether a bomb went off inside the plane.

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The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that 10 people died yesterday as a result of the crash of a private plane in the Tver region of the country.

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) announced that Wagner founder Yevgeniy Prigojin was among those killed in the crash.

On some Telegram channels known to be close to Wagner, it was claimed that the plane was shot down by the defense systems of the Russian army.

Prigokhin, with his mercenary warriors, launched an armed rebellion against the Russian government on June 24. The uprising ended with the intervention of the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko. (AA)