Russia's Federal Agency for Air Transport confirmed on Wednesday that Wagner Group private military leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash in the Tver Region near Moscow, capital of Russia.
Prigozhin was among the 10 people killed in the crash, according to the name list released by the agency on its Telegram account.
There were seven passengers and three crew members on board the private Embraer jet when it crashed, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Services.