Russian jet crash kills 10, including Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin - reports

Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list, officials said, but it wasn’t immediately clear if he was on board.

Prigozhin mounted a short-lived armed mutiny against Russia’s military leadership in late June. Picture: AP Photo, File

Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against Russia earlier this year, was on the passenger list of a private jet that crashed Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, emergency officials said.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Prigozhin was on the plane.