The Latest Breaking News from Wagner

As the war enters its 547th day, these are the main developments.

Allies of Wagner boss accuse Russian defence ministry of assassinating him; flight data shows plane dropped suddenly

In tonight's edition: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Russian mercenary Wagner group, has been reported killed in a plane crash. The group has a large presence in Africa where it has courted nations that have turned away from their traditional colonial allies. Also on the show: A chaotic day…

The apparent death in a plane crash of the man who humiliated Putin comes as little surprise to most Russia observers. But can his mercenary group survive without him?

Russia’s announces crash of a private plane travelling between Moscow and St Petersburg killing all 10 passengers.

Since the Wagner group’s abortive coup, many have felt its leader could be living on borrowed time

Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of the plane which crashed with 10 fatalities 60 miles north of Moscow.

Wagner boss shared a video earlier this week which suggested he was in an African country. In it he claimed his mercenary group is ‘making life a nightmare for Isis and al-Qaeda and other bandits’

Russian state-run news agencies on Wednesday said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group that led a mutiny against Russia's army in June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that crashed.