Yevgeny Prigozhin, the exiled founder of Russia's Wagner Group, has been involved in a plane crash near Moscow that has left 10 dead, state media reports.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of, was involved Wednesday in a plane crash that has left 10 people dead outside of Moscow, state media is reporting.
After marching his 25,000-strong mercenary forces to within 125 miles of Moscow, Prigozhin abruptly ended the operation and ordered his troops to return home before heading into exile in Belarus. on Telegram proclaiming that the Wagner Group Russian mercenary force would make Russia"greater" and Africa"freer.
"Recruiting real warriors and continuing to complete the tasks that have been given and we had promised to master," Prigozhin also said while toting an assault rifle and wearing military fatigues. Pickup trucks and other people dressed in fatigues were seen in the background.The Central African Republic is one of the countries where Wagner's soldiers-for-hire have been active and accused of committing human rights abuses.
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