Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘highly likely’ Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, says UK

UK’s Ministry of Defence says, despite lack of definitive proof, it is likely the Wagner mercenary boss was on the crashed plane

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The UK’s defence ministry has said there is not yet definitive proof Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was onboard a plane that crashed with no survivors earlier this week but it is “highly likely” he is dead, Reuters reports.

“The demise of Prigozhin would almost certainly have a deeply destabilising effect on the Wagner group,” the ministry said in a defence intelligence update posted on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

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