Is Yevgeny Prigozhin really dead? Not everyone is convinced

Smoke and flames rise from the crashed private jet in which Yevgeny Prigozhin is said to have been travelling and is thought to have died. Photograph: AP

In 2019, Yevgeny Prigozhin was briefly reported to have died after an An-72 transport plane crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The embassy said two Russians had been onboard the plane, which was also carrying members of the DRC’s presidential staff.

The Wagner chief reappeared three days later, however, reports of his death having been greatly exaggerated.