No evidence that a surface-to-air missile shot down Prigozhin’s plane, Pentagon says

2023-08-24 21:12:01

There is no indication that a surface-to-air missile shot down the plane carrying the boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner Evgueni Prigojine, the Pentagon said on Thursday August 24.

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The U.S. military does not have “no information indicating that a surface-to-air missile” was involved in the crash that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, spokesman Pat Ryder said, calling it a“inaccurate” reports of the use of such a weapon.

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“He was probably killed”

General Pat Ryder said he could not provide information on the causes of the crash, which are the subject of much speculation.

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But the United States believes that the latter caused the death of Yevgeny Prigojine, he said. “We believe, based on a number of factors, that he was probably killed. »

None of the passengers survived, but Russian authorities have yet to formally announce the death of the Wagner leader, as the bodies have not been identified. This Thursday, President Vladimir Putin, however, spoke to the past of his ex-ally in the “complicated fate”.