Wagner chief killed: Russians express mixed reaction to Prigozhin’s presumed death

Russians had a range of reactions following the reports that Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger on board a passenger jet that crashed Wednesday north of Moscow. Some suggested the mercenary leader might not actually be dead, while others called him a “hero” and still others suggested “it was a matter of honour to kill him off.” “This could be, I think, a game,” said one Moscow Resident, Anatoly. “I read there was another plane. Just like this one. And he could have been on another plan. It’s not like they found him here.” The Federal Air Transport Agency, also known as Rosaviatsiya, published a list of seven passengers and three crew members aboard the plane provided by the aircraft’s owner on its Telegram channel. The list included Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, a top Wagner commander believed to be the original founder of the private military group. All of the people onboard are believed to have been killed in the crash, according to reports from Reuters, BBC and the Associated Press. On June 23, Prigozhin led a brief mutiny in which Wagner fighters took control of the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. His forces were said to be near Moscow when his revolt was defused in a deal brokered by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. For more info, please go to Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: Like Global News on Facebook HERE: Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: #GlobalNews #russia #yevgenyprigozhin