just to let you know that we are following this news that the wagner mercenary group boss was on the list of passengers on an aircraft that crashed, according to russian authorities. live now to the bbc�*s nada ibrahim, who has investigated the wagner group. it's important to understand why yevgeny prigozhin was such an influentialfigure, he did something nobody could've imagined possible, marching on moscow with his troops. talk to us about who this man is. soper goshen is a founder —— so bogosian was the founder of the wagner mercenary group, for a long time he was leading from the shadows, he was only a few months into the invasion of ukraine where he started coming out as the leader and founder and clips that were seen of him on the front lines in ukraine. but it's important to highlight that this man was operating this group from the shadows for quite a few years, and he first appeared in 2014—15 in eastern ukraine, and since he first appeared, he's been accused of a series of war crimes in ukraine, and later on in syria in 2017, then in 2019 and 2022-23 in later on in syria in 2

this is bbc news reports from russia — the leader of the wagner mercenary group yevgeny prigozhin is lled in a plane crash — two months after his forces launched a mutiny against the russian military. the bbc can confirm that the wagner boss was listed as a passenger on a private plane which crashed north of moscow en route to saint petersburg. emergency services say all 10 people on board were killed. this radar recording shows the plane travelling north west — before disappearing from radar. hello, i'm nancy kacungira, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. a stories from around the world. big breaking storyt the russian federal agency for air transport says the wagner mercenary group boss yevgeny prigozhin was on board an aircraft that has crashed in tver region in russia. the russian emergencies ministry has said that the aircraft "came down" near the village of kuzhenkino in the tver region. the ministry said the jet was flying from moscow to st petersburg, and that ten people, including three crew members, were on board. the sta

the head of the wagner mercenary group — yevgeny prigozhin — has been buried in st petersburg, accordingservice. prigozhin, who led wagner fighters in a mutiny injune, was one of ten people on board a private plane that crashed in russia's tver region last week. no video or stills of the grave have emerged yet. russia's tass state—run news agency says it was relatives' will to hold a closed cemetery. we'll have more on this when we get it. we start here in the uk where the government has told airlines they must "fulfil their duties" to passengers who've had their flights cancelled or delayed due to monday's air traffic control problems. hundreds more flights have been cancelled on tuesday — and thousands of passengers remain stranded. the disruption is expected to continue for several more days. this report from our transport correspondent — katy austin. the august bank holiday descended into flight chaos, with hundreds cancelled yesterday and more today. we are still at rome airport trying to get home, we have been here since 11.30 yesterday morning. it's now been more than 2a hours. we

pressure's civil aviation authority said wagner mercenary group -- russia's civil ab authority said wagnercenary group leader yevgeny prigozhin was killed in the crash. donald trump's former personal attorney has surrendered to authorities in georgia. rudy giuliani, trunk, and 17 others are accused of trying to overturn the results of the state's 2020 election. giuliani was booked before being released on bond. the former mayor of new york entered a not guilty plea to 30 charges including racketeering, forgery, and making false statements. former u.s. president trump has said he will turn himself in on thursday. >> i am very, very honored. [indiscernible] this indictment is a travesty. it is an attack on not just me, not just president trump, -- [indiscernible] this is an attack on the american people. if this can happen to me, who was probably the most prolific prosecutor may be in american history and the most effective mayor for sure, it can happen to you. >> very busy day where you are. >> that's right. as you saw from that brief comment from rudolph giuliani, the former president's la

on board, reportedly, the head of the wagner mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin.there by the farm, it's burning," the eyewitness can be heard saying. in the distance, a giant cloud of smoke. the embraer plane had crashed in the tver region of russia, north of moscow. mr prigozhin's right—hand man, wagner commander dmitry utkin, is also thought to have been on board. later, a wagner—linked telegram channel confirmed that yevgeny prigozhin had been killed. it claimed it was the result of the actions of traitors of russia. it's two months to the day since the wagner chief launched what he called his march ofjustice, his mutiny — the insurrection by wagner forces who'd been fighting on the kremlin side in ukraine. they rolled unopposed into the city of rostov. their demands — the removal of russia's senior military leadership, who they blamed for setbacks on the battlefield. there were these extraordinary scenes as the paramilitary chief admonished russian generals. and then they marched on in the direction of moscow, in a direct challenge to the authority of presiden

now, the leader, the wagner mercenary group, is believed to be that russian authorities say, for corrosion was listed as a passenger on a flight up craft, on route from last down to st. petersburg. all 10 people on board the private jet were reported retail. a telegram channel affiliated with wagner is also same for corrosion died in the cross. none of these reports, however, has been independently verified. this all comes exactly 2 months after wagner, 5 years launched in a board of mutiny against russia's military leadership. it was seen as the most serious challenge to president fluttering for service. he took power also at short length or belly and precautions whereabouts of an unknown and his fate has been a subject of intense speculation. it was initially so on. he had gone to buy a ruse as part of an amnesty deal, but just 2 days ago he resurfaced in english, french video and circulated online that appeared to show him in africa. wagner maintains a strong military presence there and, and the video progression seemed to indicate that it was business as usual, before his mercenary gro

now the leader of the wagner mercenary group is believed to be that russian authority, st. promotion was listed as a passenger on a flight that crashed on route from last scouts of st. petersburg. all 10 people on board the province at work before the weekend. patel round channel affiliated with the locker. this is also saying that for goes and died in the crash. none of these reports have been independently verified. this all comes exactly 2 months after wagner fires launched and a board of new me against rushes, military leadership. it was seen as the most serious challenge to president vladimir, since he took power. same, stopped short lived for belly and promotions. whereabouts have been unknown and his face has been a subject of intense speculation. it was initially thought he had gone to bella roost as part of an amnesty deal. but just 2 days ago here was thursday. it was in a restraint. your video circulated online that appeared to show him and ask for a wagner maintains a strong military presence there and, and the video for goes and it seemed to indicate it was business as u

the head of the wagner mercenary group — yevgeny prigozhin — has been buried in st petersburg, accordinghis press service. prigozhin, who led wagner fighters in a mutiny injune, was one of ten people on board a private plane that crashed in russia's tver region last week. there is widespread suspicion that prigozhin was killed in revenge for leading a failed mutiny injune, it was widely seen as a challenge to the authority of president vladimir putin. no video or stills of the grave have emerged yet. russia's tass state—run news agency says it was relatives' will to hold a private ceremony. let's talk now to vitaly shevchenko, a la russia epitaph. the tally, no pictures, no video, very private good buy. it pictures, no video, very private good buy-— pictures, no video, very private aoodbu. �* , ., , ., good buy. it can't be more private. earlier today. _ good buy. it can't be more private. earlier today, the _ good buy. it can't be more private. earlier today, the media _ good buy. it can't be more private. | earlier today, the media descended on st petersburg, trying to find out where e

now the leader, the wagner mercenary group, is believe dead. russian authorities say from goshen, was listed as a passenger on a flight that crashed on route from last down to st. petersburg. all 10 people on board private jets for a ford at lee county. a telegram channel affiliated with lager is also sayings and goes in dine and the crash. none of these reports, however, have been independently verified. this all comes exactly 2 months after wagner fires launched and a board of new me against russia as military leadership. it was same as the most serious challenge to president vladimir phone. and since he took power, all sounds that short lived for valley and promotions were about, have been unknown. and his faith has been a subject of intense speculation. it was initially saw and have gone to bella, ruth's as part of an amnesty deal about 2 days ago. he resurfaced and a recruitment video circulated online that appeared to show him and ask for a wagner maintains a strong military presence on the continent. and in the video from goshen seemed to indicate it was business as usual for h

the leader of russia's wagner, mercenary group is believed. dad, you have, danny, for. goshen was one of lot them are approved and the most important allies until he let a june rebellion against moscow's military leadership. russian authorities say for goshen was listed as a passenger on a flight that crashed on route from moscow to saint petersburg. then people aboard this aircraft when it crashed and the people region north west of moscow. all of them, 7 passengers and 3 group members were reportedly killed the russian aviation authorities. se wagner groups chiefs game he play. goshen was on the passenger list, but the kremlin has not come from his desk. it really depends whether this is actually the boss or somebody traveling under the name of you get a new precaution because we know the precaution used and yes is a rather people who assumed his name in order to travel as part of his security measures in order to obfuscate his probable plans and to conceal where he actually was. in saint petersburg, revolts of precautions deb have spread an

after he returned to tile, and following 15 years self imposed exile, the head of russia's wagner mercenary group has appeared in molly's capital, bama co given you for goes and posted on video on saying the press online rather saying the presence of his group on the caution, it will make africa more free. it's his 1st public address since he led a failed rebellion against russian military leaders in june. a. as in bob, we have to go to the polls in the coming hours and then election. many help could turn around the country's economy, but opposition parties are raising concerns. the vote could be skewed in favor of the governing party, who were latasha reports from herrera, the president. emma said minutes as i want a 2nd attempt to strategy to stay in office is upgrading cimbawe always roads and bridges, hoping it will create jobs and convince voters to keep him in office his main rival, nelson and tell me some hope suspicions about corruption, high inflation and unemployment will encourage people to choose him. he says, if lifted, you will, men's ties would waste in countries that imposed econo

he is dead according to a telegram channel which is affiliated with his wagner mercenary group. obviously, it is unconfirmed until we know. but the head of the wagner group , the hero of pressure, it says, true patriot to his motherland, died as a result of his actions -- the actions of traders to pressure, excess. you can get obviously a different telling of the story from those whose families of soldiers in ukraine who have been killed. i think we need to get some perspective on this from the ukrainian side. good evening to you. the telegram channel purporting to be linked to wagner is saying that prigozhin is dead. reporting from russia is supporting that as well. clearly i'm not asking you about that. i'm asking you, what is the response where you are? i understand there is news from the ukraine presidential office. >> absolutely. reaction from the counselor of the presidential office who shared on his social media earlier and message regarding prigozhin's death. it is obvious putin does not forgive anyone, and he ends his rather long message with if it is not a ukrainian tri

it looked as if he had been allowed to restart his wegner mercenary group operations, -- restart his wegner mercenary group operations, —— wagnerrations, —— wagner group operations. somebody who challenged the russian authorities said democrats severely is thatjust walking away, it wouldn't be as easy as that. 0bviously walking away, it wouldn't be as easy as that. obviously there are other excellent nations for what happened, if he didn't turn out to be on the plane but on the list, then people will ask who else was on the list and who else was expected to travel with him, and if this plane, when it's properly examined, doesn't get put down as an accident, then what could be the cause of that? i think at the moment we should be working on the fact that it's more likely than not that he was on the passenger list, that he was on the plane, and certainly that's where the russian media are going, and some of the pro—wagner mercenary group channels are starting to ask questions about whether or not the plane was brought down, so you can see where the information and disinformation narratives are all are starting up around this incr

yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner mercenary group, among the ten people killed tonight. he was the leader commanding thousands of fighters for russia in ukraine. tonight, russian state tv saying he's now dead. the clues already in the wreckage. tom soufi burridge with late reporting for us. >>> also breaking tonight, rudy giuliani's mug shot just coming in, booked in atlanta. jenna ellis and sidney powell, the lawyers, also surrendering, as well. and what rudy giuliani is now saying tonight. and what to expect when donald trump arrives at that jail tomorrow. aaron katersky in atlanta. >>> for hours today, the shootout. the neighborhood under siege in pittsburgh. the suspect opening fire on deputies, the gunman also shooting down multiple police drones. s.w.a.t. on the scene, rescuing people from neighboring homes. there is late word coming in tonight the suspect dead. trevor ault on the scene. >>> more than 100 million americans facing sweltering temperatures. in chicago alone today, the heat index, the feel-like reading, 116 degrees. rob marciano is here. >>> tonight, i

yevgeny prigozhin — the wagner mercenary group leader who led a failed mutiny in russsia — is presumedd after a plane crash near moscow. the backlog of asylum cases in the uk rises to a record high. we're live in georgia where donald trump is expected to surrender himself after being indicted in an election interference case. a catastrophic die—off of emperor penguin chicks has been observed in the antarctic after major sea ice losses where they live. hello, i'm luxmy gopal. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start with that major story in russia, where the founder of the wagner mercenary group, yevgeny prigozhin, is presumed dead after his plane crashed in the north west of the country. this footage — which has been cleared by the bbc verify team — appears to show the burning remains of the plane, in a field in russia's tver region. mr prigozhin gained global notoriety injune after leading a failed mutiny. it was widely seen as a challenge to authority. he is now presumed dead. russian aviation officials say mr prigozh

the leader of russia's wagner, mercenary group, is presumed dead. you have danny for goes and was one of them are approved is most important allies until he let a june rebellion against moscow's military leadership. russian authorities, a promotion, was listed as a passenger on a flight that crashed on route from moscow to saint petersburg. all 10 people on board the private chat were reportedly kills. a telegram channel affiliated with wagner is also saying that provision died in the crash alongside his deputy. now we should say none of these reports that have been independently verified for go to the story is a remarkable one. he rose from being a food vendor to become flooding or pollutants, personal chef in the kremlin. and his growing power as a mercenary boss, came into full view during russia's invasion of ukraine until his very public clash with rushes military establishment. for a few hours, it looked like you had any pretty corrosion post. a real threat to russian president vladimir pretends hold on power the well watched in suspense is pr

in 2014, he founded the wagner mercenary group, which took its gruesome tactics to countries around theld. and he is accused of committing war crimes in mali, the central african republic, and syria. the wagner group also played a major role in russia's war in ukraine, in capturing bakhmut. in june, prigozhin staged a mutiny against russia's military leadership. it was short-lived, and many observers assumed that after the move, his life was in danger. including u.s. president joe biden. reporter: mr. president, do you have a reaction to the plane crash in russia? pres. biden: i don't know for fact what happened, but i am not supposed. reporter: -- pres. biden: there's not much that happens that preaching is not behind. but i don't know enough to know the answer. reporter: meanwhile, russia has started a criminal investigation into the plane crash. phil: dw news russia bureau chief tells me more about the russian president's statement. guest: putin seemed pretty nervous to me, and definitely sad. he seems to have searched for words. he praised prigozhin as someone who is talented. he ha

now more from russia, where as we have been hearing, the leader of the wagner mercenary group is presumedw. he rose from obscurity to a position of significant power in russia, commanding thousands of groups, financed and supported by some of the country's most powerful politicians. we have been looking at his movements since the failed mutiny by wagner mercenary is back injune. yevgeny prigozhin was meant to keep a low profile, but this is what we know. when his mutiny failed, he was meant to move to belarus, and yet nearly two weeks later, the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, said he was in fact in russia. at the same time, photos started circulating of what officials said was a raid on his mansion in st petersburg. things were supposedly found like gold bars, guns, and a photo started circulating of a cupboard full of wigs. some bizarre picture started circulating at the same time as well of what was reportedly yevgeny prigozhin various disguises. if we move forward, this is the first video we see of him on telegram channels linked to the wagner group, on the 19th ofjuly, sugge

ministry of defense is saying it is possible the kremlin may have decided to end funding for the wagner mercenary groupfour years russia had denied the existence of the group, let alone funding it. but what has been shed on the relationship between the kremlin and wagner. at the end of june the russian president about how wagner had received $1 billion from the state. now the british military says the split between moscow and wagner is growing. so where would any move against the fighting forces finances leave it? we wouldn't leave russia's interests in hotspots worldwide? we will explore those questions with our guests in a moment, but first, this report. reporter: they were hired to help russia fight its war in ukraine. now, the wagner mercenary group may be dealing with its own financial battle. britain's defense ministry says it is possible moscow is no longer funding the private army, particularly after its leader yevgeny prigozhin led a failed mutiny in june against russia's military leadership and questioned the authority of president putin. without moscow's backing, the private military is like

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that is when he founded the wagner mercenary group. denied his connections with this private army for many years, even suing journalists who linked him to the organization. but he became the face of wagner after russia's invasion of ukraine, recruiting prisoners for its ranks and personally involved in some of the most brutal combat. wagner sources are accused of widespread abuses and a link to war crimes in ukraine and africa. relations with the kremlin soured because of the war in ukraine. a power struggle with the russian defense minister and battlefield commanders began. he accused them of incompetence and failing to surprise wagner --to supply wagner with ammunition. in may, he pulled his mercenaries out of ukraine, and a month later, he led a mutiny, which russian leader vladimir putin called treason. he ended the insurrection on the road to moscow, and he appeared to have struck a deal with putin to continue operating. our guests today to talk about all this. in moscow, pavel felgenhauer, defense and military analyst. in brussel

the leader of the mercenary group wagner, yevgeny prigozhin? prigozhin and his deputy dmitry utkin are presumed to have died. the bodies are yet to be identified. amidst huge speculation over what's happened, the kremlin and vladimir putin have remained silent. we'll be asking what this means for the war in ukraine, for the wagner group, and also for the russian leadership. also on the programme: the government has ordered an independent inquiry into the handling of the andrew malkinson case. his conviction for rape was quashed after 17 years in prison the number of people in the uk waiting for a decision on their asylum claim has risen to a record high, latest figures show. i got igotan i got an eight in polish! there's jubilation and inevitably disappointment as hundreds of thousands of pupils get their gsce results in england, wales and northern ireland. joshis josh is going to get there! its gold! and giving it his all — britain'sjosh kerr has a thrilling finish to win the 1500m race in the athletics world championships in budapest. and com

i have some breaking news for you now about the founder of the russian wagner mercenary group. ened-— has happened. yes, yevgeny prigozhin's — has happened. yes, yevgeny prigozhin's troops _ has happened. yes, yevgeny prigozhin's troops have - has happened. yes, yevgeny prigozhin's troops have been| prigozhin's troops have been fighting in eastern ukraine and as a result of the uprising, they chose to go and live in belarus and he said he would then concentrate on africa which is where his mercenary group wagner would be concentrating on, in africa. today the russian federal agency for transport has confirmed he was on the passenger list. we don't know if he was definitely on board but he was on the passenger list of an aircraft that has crashed in the tver region. it was flying from moscow to saint petersburg. we have seen pictures of the crash. the russian authorities have said nobody survived the crash, three crew members and all of the passengers have died. so if yevgeny prigozhin who was on the passenger list does turn out to be on board, it looks like it will have been kil

also coming up. russia's president offers, whose condolences after the chief of the wagner mercenary group dies in a plane crash north of moscow. struggling to survive. we hear from ro hang up in me and mar who say they still fear for their lives. 6 years after an army cracked down, plus taking on richmond in the united states, the internet sensation whose controversy all song is striking a cord and has millions singing along the former us president donald trump has been formerly arrested. i charges, he tried to overturn the 2020 us presidential election results in the state of georgia. he surrendered in atlanta on thursday that was released on bond. now trump an 18 others, are accused of racketeering and conspiracy houses. here is our fisher reports from atlanta. it will become an iconic image. the 1st, the former us president criminally charged also now the 1st to pause for the booking for to the so called monk short defendant, donald john trump scaling the camera immortalized for history. steve arrived early evening after the flight from his new jersey home, a police called boy escorted

yevgeny prigozhin — the wagner mercenary group leader who led a failed mutiny in russsia — is presumedd after a plane crash near moscow. president volodymyr zelensky denies ukraine had any involvement. the backlog of asylum cases in the uk rises to a record high. the uk government ordered an independent inquiry into the handling of the andrew malkinson case — his conviction for rape was quashed after 17 years in prison. and we speak to the first mother— daughter duo to travel to the edge of space. hello. iam sarah i am sarah campbell. welcome to bbc news now — three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in russia, where the founder of the wagner mercenary group — yevgeny prigozhin — is presumed dead after his plane crashed in the north—west of the country. mr prigozhin led a failed mutiny in russia injune. the plane crashed in the tver region in russia's north—west. this image is from the crash scene — that's been confirmed by bbc verify. aviation officials in russia say mr prigozhin was on board with his right hand man, dmitry utkin. it's believed all ten passen

pri prigozhin, once close to vladimir putin, leading the wagner mercenary group, russian forces fighting for russia in ukraine. but growing critical of russia's military. that's the major story overseas tonight, but then of course, here at home, look at this. also just in, from the fulton county sheriff's office in atlanta, former new york city mayor rudy giuliani, donald trump's longtime personal lawyer, surrendering, arrested, booked. released tonight on $150,000 bond, and what rudy giuliani is now saying. we have it all covered, but we do begin with the chilling scene in russia, the deadly jet crash and the leader who stood up to p putin's regime now dead. abc's tom soufi burridge now leading us off from ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, a stunning twist. the man who lead a rebellion against the kremlin said to be onboard this plane, plummeting to the ground. the private jet, which went down not far from moscow, belonged to yevgeny prigozhin, the boss of the notorious wagner mercenary group. another angle, seen here in video circulating online, showing the plane suddenly plunging from it

that is when he founded the wagner mercenary group, he denied his connections with this private army for many years, even showing journalists who linked him to the organization of. but he became the face of wagner off the rushes invasion of ukraine, recruiting prisoners for his ranks and personally involved in some of the most brutal combat. foreigners forces were accused of widespread abuses and linked a war crimes in ukraine and in africa. relations with the kremlin, soured because of the war and ukraine, a power struggle with the russian defense minister in battle. field commanders began, he accused them of incompetence and failing to supply wagner without munition. in may, he pulled his mercenaries out of ukraine. and a month later, he let him use any which russian leader vladimir putin called treason. he ended the insurrection on the road to moscow, and he appeared, struck a deal with putting to continue operating the our guests today to talk about all of this in moscow. pablo sale going to our defense and military analyst in brussels to knock a or because the professor of post s

the head of rushes, wagner mercenary group, has appeared in molly's capital, bama co if get any progression posted a video online, saying the presence of his group on the continent will make africa more free. this is his 1st public address since he led a failed rebellion against russian military leaders in june for goshen also said that he is recruiting fighters because hack has more from the car and set a goal. we're hearing that too large and to enough aircraft landed just an hours flight from where we stand in the car, in the capital of multi in bama co with it, caring men and ammunition, and pre gordon who did his 1st address 1st video since the russia ukraine, crisis mutiny. we saw him once on a picture shaking hands with a central african republic administered during the russia africa summit. but it's very interesting to see him just now. in molly, a country that has denied the fact that they were the presence of russian mercenaries from the wagner's state. but the united nations and western diplomat say that the very active they're helping the 1000000 forces to fight off arm groups l

wagner forces are now reported leaving bella roost. there are numerous rumors about where they are. we're, we're in what they are planning to do next. wagner, group mercenaries, training batteries in ministry personnel. just last month that a reese is ministry of defense released footage, which claims to show the group who were alive to setup comp in the country by liter, alexander lucas shank. go. that came as a result of a deal. he brokered in june that put an end tour revolt against his close ally russian president vladimir putin bite wagner mercenaries. each was launched by their leader. you have gained e p. goshen lucas shan't go. has appeared to welcome wagner mercenaries being in his country. there is a new search on the display for which i need your wagner are helping us for free. even though there are mercenaries who fought and worked everywhere for money to bring us a jeweler. to be honest, if i want to keep them as a unit here to for their real fighters who have been through a warfare by 2 percent should, should as well, you know, but you do. of the wagner mercenaries appeared to be setting up a base and batteries the satellite images from june, p

let's turn to poland where two russians accused of disseminating propaganda on behalf of the wagner mercenary groupte military organisation led by yevgeny prigozhin. thousands of wagner mercenaries travelled to belarus — which borders poland — after the group's failed mutiny in june. straight to warsaw. adam easton is there. what more can you tell us about this? ~ . . ., ., ., , this? according to the polish security services _ this? according to the polish security services these - this? according to the polish security services these two l this? according to the polish i security services these two men this? according to the polish - security services these two men were arrested on friday after they pasted around 300 leaflets in public places in the city of krehl in the southern part of poland and also the capital warsaw which was promoting —— crack of. the wagner mercenary group and also providing a link to a recruitment website for the group. the polish security services say the men were being paid by moscow for those activities. ——krakow. up to $5,000 was mentioned. and as you say these men ha

do we know what this is going to mean for the wagner mercenary groups involvement? in ukraine, we are not sure where the old wagner as soldiers have been driven out. if they all have been re, retreated from all the territories that russia occupies in ukraine. but they haven't been to that haven't been seen at the front line since this mutiny. so wagner was not playing an important role at this stage off the war. of course, they were very brutal and they were very much feared also in ukraine for that brutality. and it's certainly not bad news to ukraine if this group is dismantled. now what you have today, of course, is ukraine's independence day. can you tell us a little bit about what the mood is like very into yeah, i think you can see it. uh, these are the times that have been broad from the frontline trophies that the ukranian army has taken that on display here for the people. and people are taking a wall key of people. it's a, it's a, it's a day off. it's a holiday and national holiday, and people have come, you know, me and embroidered shoes, the traditional u

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the head of the wagner mercenary group — yevgeny prigozhin — has been buried in st petersburg, accordingivate plane that crashed in russia's tver region last week. no video or stills of the grave have emerged yet. russia's tass state—run news agency says it was relatives' will to hold a closed cemetery.

passenger list said several other senior wagner members were onboard, including dmitry utkin, veteran wagner group commander evgeniy makaryan who fought with the mercenaryup in syria, and longtime prigohzin ally valery chekalov, who was in charge of his business empire, including his oil investments in syria. last month, the united states imposed sanctions on chekalov for facilitating shipments of weapons to russia. the crash spark widespread speculation that prigozhin and other leaders were assassinated for leading a failed mutiny engine that so heavily armed mercenaries advanced within 120 miles on most out. adding to the speculation, russian media reported wednesday the kremlin has fired the senior russian general as air force chief. the general was known as an ally of the wagner group and had not been seen in public since the mutiny. , co. just three days ago, prigozhin posted his first online videos since leading the failed uprising. he appeared to be somewhere in africa and spoke with a rifle in his hands with other armed men behind him. >> we are working. the temperature is 50 plus degrees celsius. everything as we like, wagner conducts reconnais

also coming of speculation is growing that russia's wagner mercenary group may leave fellers.

a warning from washington — about the wagner mercenary group — taking advantage of the coup in niger.outh american leaders meet to discuss measures to save the amazon rainforest. and we're live in ireland as thousands gather on the streets of bray — to pay their respects to the singer sinead o'connor. fifteen asylum seekers spend their first night on board a barge off the south coast of england — as 20 others refuse to board. hello, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin with the major political emergency unfolding in west africa — following a military coup in niger. diplomatic efforts to find a resolution to the crisis —

identities of the 10 people killed in a plane crash on wednesday, including the head of the wagner mercenary group. you have any promotion after forensic testing rusher. is investigative committee said that d n. a samples collected at the crash side corresponded to the remains of individuals named on the passenger list. earlier this week, russia civil aviation authority said precaution, along with some of his top lieutenants were on board the w. russia analyst konstantin echo is following the story for us. i asked him if there is any reason at this point to death, precaution is really dead. so it's interesting. the very brief announcement from the investigative committee said that the dna test confirmed the identities of old people on the passenger list without actually measuring exam or rather of people on the test. so i think that it's the still a bit to, i'm the give it to you in the wording of, uh, of the investigative committee is a press release of personally, i think that so fall that unlocked many reasons to doubt that the pre gordon was on that spline of at least nothing else was proved c

this is bbc news: a warning from washington about the wagner mercenary group taking advantage of the bbc... every single place that this group, wagner group has gone, death, destruction and exploitation have followed. south american leaders meet to discuss measures to save the amazon rainforest. thousands gather on the streets of bray — to pay their respects to the singer sinead o'connor. hello, i'm lucy hockins, welcome to bbc news now. three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin with the major political emergency unfolding in west africa — following a military coup in niger. diplomatic efforts to find a resolution to the crisis have stepped up a gear — with a warning from washington. speaking to the bbc, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has voiced his concern that

the leader of russia's wagner mercenary group is believed that you have any per goshen was one of lateral pollutants most important allies until he led a june rebellion against moscow's military leadership. russian authorities said that promotion was listed as a passenger on a flight. the crash en route from moscow to saint petersburg. all 10 people on board the private chat were reportedly killed. a telegram channel affiliated with wagner is also saying that promotion died in the crash. none of these reports however, have been independently verified. it all comes exactly 2 months after wagner fighters launched a short lived mutiny. it was seen as the most serious challenge to president vladimir pretend since he took power. well, since that short lived, rebellion from ocean's whereabouts have been unknown and his fate has been a subject of intense speculation. it was initially thought that he had gone to bella ruth, as part of an amnesty deal, or 2 days ago, he resurfaced in a recruitment video that circulated online that appeared to show him in africa. wagner maintains a strong military

the head of the wagner mercenary group — yevgeny prigozhin — has been buried in st petersburg, accordinge on board a private plane that crashed in russia's tver region last week. there is

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isn't staying welcome. russian. investigators say they've confirmed that the head of the wagner mercenary group, you've got any pre collision, was among 10 people killed in a plane crash on wednesday. but there was no word on what caused the business just diploma to the ground while on route to saint petersburg. for days after his plane crash near moscow, rushing into the instigators have confirmed that wagner, chief, you have, denny precaution, was among the 10 people killed when the plane went down north west of the capital, russia's investigative committee and bounced the news on the telegram messaging up rum cool, go over notes harsh of the investigation into the plane crash. this is molecular. genetic examinations have been completed for you according to the results, the identities of all 10 that has been established and they correspond to the names on the flight list where you are the most pollute somebody still. in the aftermath of the crash, there was speculation about whether per goshen was on the flight that you might have faked his own death to disappear after angry russian president

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the leader of rushes, wagner, mercenary group is presumed to be dead. you're getting pre. goshen was one of let them hear putin's most important allies until he led a june rebellion against moscow's military leadership. russian authorities said that promotion was listed as a passenger on a flight that crashed in route from moscow to saint petersburg. this was all 10 people on board, the private chat were reported. they killed a telegram channel affiliated with wagner's also saying that pro goshen died in the crash along with his deputy. none of these reports however, have been independently verified and precautions. story is a remarkable one. he rose from being a food vendor to become vladimir pollutants, personal chef in the kremlin. his growing power as a mercenary boss, became cleared during the country's invasion of ukraine until his ultimate clash with the heads of precious military. for a few hours, it looked like you had any pretty corrosion post. a real threat to russian president vladimir pretends hold on power the well watched in suspense is p

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