Prigozhin’s Embraer Legacy 600 jet was flying from Moscow to Saint Petersburg, when it crashed in the course of the climb within the Tver area, north of Moscow.
The Embraer Legacy 600 non-public jet belonging to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of the Wagner Private Military Company that attempted a coup against Putin, crashed simply crashed close to Moscow. The plane, which was additionally seen on FlightRadar24 with the registration RA-02795, was climbing over the Tver area whereas enroute from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. The jet was seen falling from the sky virtually vertically engulfed in smoke and, apparently, with out a wing.
⚡️ Самолёт, который разбился в Тверской области, принадлежит Евгению Пригожину, утверждают издание Baza и журналистка Ксения Собчак. На борту бизнес-джета Embraer, как утверждается, были 7 человек, они погибли.
Видео: соцсети pic.twitter.com/EzyZ3PbVT8
— ЭХО (@echofm_online) August 23, 2023
One other video of Prigozhin’s Embraer Legacy 600 jet burning in Tver Oblast after the crash. Prigozhin and 10 different individuals together with Dmitry Utkin reportedly have been killed pic.twitter.com/h7khi3sRa7
— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) August 23, 2023
The Russian Civil Aviation Authority mentioned that Prigozhin was among the ten people on board, in line with the flight manifest that talked about seven passengers and three crewmembers. Among the many passengers there was additionally Prigozhin’s right-hand man, Dmytro Utkin. Russian officers mentioned they may open an investigation.
ADS-B knowledge through @flightradar24 on Prigozhin’s Legacy 600, RA-02795, that went down in Tver Oblast after departing Moscow. pic.twitter.com/A010rXCvpR
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) August 23, 2023
Gray Zone(Wagner’s Telegram channel) has already accused Russian Ministry of Protection in capturing the jet down pic.twitter.com/uWkj6hE3D4
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) August 23, 2023
Russian Telegram Channel Gray Zone, linked to Wagner, says that the jet was shot down by the Russian Air Defenses. Locals residents claimed they’d heard “two large explosions” earlier than the het plummeted from the sky. Some reviews point out that to date solely 4 our bodies have been discovered on the crash web site, resulting in many hypotheses.
We’ll replace this story as extra particulars develop into accessible.
Stefano D’Urso is a contract journalist and contributor to TheAviationist primarily based in Lecce, Italy. A graduate in Industral Engineering he is additionally finding out to attain a Grasp Diploma in Aerospace Engineering. Digital Warfare, Loitering Munitions and OSINT methods utilized to the world of army operations and present conflicts are amongst his areas of experience.
