Russian authorities confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin's death in plane crash

STORY: Russian authorities confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin's death in plane crash DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. pic of plane crash site (Source: Investigative Committee of Russia) 2. Voice of SVETLANA PETRENKO, Head of Media Relations Directorate of Investigative Committee of Russia (Source: Investigative Committee of Russia) 3. various file footage of Wagner Group STORYLINE: Russia's Investigative Committee confirmed on Sunday Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's death in a plane crash in the Tver Region near Moscow. The committee added that the identities of all 10 people killed in the plane crash correspond to the manifest of the flight. Voice of SVETLANA PETRENKO, Head of Media Relations Directorate of Investigative Committee of Russia "As part of the investigation into the plane crash in the Tver Region, molecular genetic examinations have been completed. Based on their results, the identities of all 10 victims have been established, they corres

Wagner chief killed in plane crash near Moscow

STORY: Wagner chief killed in plane crash near Moscow DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:24 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Name list on board the plane published by Russia's Federal Agency for Air Transport on its Telegram channel STORYLINE: Russia's Federal Agency for Air Transport confirmed on Wednesday that Wagner Group private military company's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, was killed in a plane crash in the Tver Region near Moscow. According to the name list released by the agency on its Telegram account, Prigozhin was among the ten people who lost their lives in the crash earlier Wednesday. The agency said that an investigation had been launched into the cause of the plane crash. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow. (XHTV)

RUSSIA-TVER REGION-PLANE CRASH-WAGNER CHIEF-KILLED

RUSSIA-TVER REGION-PLANE CRASH-WAGNER CHIEF-KILLED

(230823) -- TVER REGION (RUSSIA), Aug. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescue personnel work at the crash site of a private plane en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg in Tver Region near Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 23, 2023. Russia's Federal Agency for Air Transport confirmed on Wednesday that Wagner Group private military company's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash in the Tver Region near Moscow. (Stringer/TASS via Xinhua)

RUSSIA-WAGNER-PULLOUT

RUSSIA-WAGNER-PULLOUT

(230625) -- ROSTOV-ON-DON, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This image captured from a video shows military vehicles preparing to pull out from Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, reached a compromise through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late Saturday, according to RIA Novosti news agency reports. Prigozhin has accepted Lukashenko's proposal to stop the advance of the Wagner troops and de-escalate the situation, the reports said. (Photo by Vladimir Konstantinov/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-WAGNER-PULLOUT

RUSSIA-WAGNER-PULLOUT

(230625) -- ROSTOV-ON-DON, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This image captured from a video shows citizens standing near military vehicles on a street of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, reached a compromise through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late Saturday, according to RIA Novosti news agency reports. Prigozhin has accepted Lukashenko's proposal to stop the advance of the Wagner troops and de-escalate the situation, the reports said. (Photo by Vladimir Konstantinov/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-WAGNER-PULLOUT

RUSSIA-WAGNER-PULLOUT

(230625) -- ROSTOV-ON-DON, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This image captured from a video shows military vehicles preparing to pull out from Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, reached a compromise through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late Saturday, according to RIA Novosti news agency reports. Prigozhin has accepted Lukashenko's proposal to stop the advance of the Wagner troops and de-escalate the situation, the reports said. (Photo by Vladimir Konstantinov/Xinhua)

Compromise reached between Moscow, Wagner military head: Russian media

STORY: Compromise reached between Moscow, Wagner military head: Russian media DATELINE: June 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wagner groups leaving Rostov 2. various of PMC Wagner Center in St. Petersburg 3. various of Russia STORYLINE: According to RIA Novosti news agency reports, Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, reached a compromise through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late Saturday. The reports said that Prigozhin has accepted Lukashenko's proposal to stop the advance of the Wagner troops and de-escalate the situation. On Saturday morning, Putin informed his Belarusian counterpart of the situation in Russia regarding the Wagner group and the heads of state agreed on joint actions. According to Russia's TASS news agency, then the Wagner fighters left southern Russia's Rostov region and were headed to their field camps. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said late Saturday,

RUSSIA-WAGNER-RETREAT

RUSSIA-WAGNER-RETREAT

(230625) -- ROSTOV-ON-DON, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This image captured from a video shows military vehicles running in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. Moscow and Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner private military group, reached a compromise through the mediation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko late Saturday, according to RIA Novosti news agency reports. Prigozhin has accepted Lukashenko's proposal to stop the advance of the Wagner troops and de-escalate the situation, the reports said. (Str/Xinhua)