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By Tara John, Mariya Knight, Tim Lister, Paul P. Murphy and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN

Russia’s civil aviation agency said Prigozhin was aboard a plane that crashed north of Moscow, killing all 10 people on board.

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Ukraine is facing shortage of manpower for war, said Western media reports.

When Yevgeny Prigozhin directed his men against Moscow two months ago, many in Russia and abroad started wondering how long he could survive after angering Russian President Vladimir Putin.

But when he turned his men toward Moscow 2 months ago, many started wondering just how long he could last after drawing the fury of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Wagner Group leader killed in plane crash had long ties to the Kremlin as a trusted contractor, caterer and head of a private armed force accused of atrocities

Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary army, was killed in a plane crash after drawing the fury of Russian President Vladimir Putin. | World News

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s fate has been entwined with the Kremlin for decades — as a trusted government contractor, and the head of the Wagner mercenary army that fought in Ukraine and has been blamed for doing Russia’s dirty work in Syria and Africa.

According to Russian media reports, the Wagner chief, nine years younger to the president, met Putin following his release from prison after serving a nine-year term for fraud and robbery