Russia’s President Putin Breaks Silence Over Yevgeny Prigozhin Plane Crash

Here’s the latest on Wednesday’s plane crash in Russia, and the presumed death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken for the first time about the incident

In a televised address, he sent his condolences to the families of the dead, and also described Prigozhin as a talented businessman

He said Prigozhin was a person “with a complicated fate, and he made serious mistakes in life”

Putin warned that an investigation into the crash would take time

Earlier, UK defence sources have said the Russian intelligence service is most likely to have targeted the plane

For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv had nothing to do with the crash, but “everyone is aware who is involved”

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