An explosion likely brought down an aircraft purportedly carrying the Wagner boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, flight data and video analysis suggest. A view shows smoke rising above the plane following an alleged air accident in the Tver region of Russia.
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Explosion likely brought down aircraft purportedly carrying Wagner boss, flight data and video analysis suggest
There is a puff of white and then a plane can be seen falling, a trail of smoke or vapor stretching behind it, descending rapidly against a bright blue sky. The person filming the video zooms in as the aircraft spirals downwards out of control, revealing that it is missing a wing.

