{"id":2009950,"date":"2023-08-23T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T00:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-were-the-other-passengers-aboard-prigozhins-crashed-plane\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T20:21:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T00:21:42","slug":"who-were-the-other-passengers-aboard-prigozhins-crashed-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-were-the-other-passengers-aboard-prigozhins-crashed-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"Who else was on Prigozhin&#8217;s crashed plane?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwho-were-the-other-passengers-aboard-prigozhins-crashed-plane%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2009950&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tragic Plane Crash \u200bClaims Lives of Wagner\u2064 Chief and Associates<\/h2>\n<p>In a devastating incident, \u200dYevgeny Prigozhin, the\u2064 chief of Wagner,\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-intelligence-says-russias-wagner-group-deployed-to-eastern-ukraine\/\" title=\"British intelligence says Russia\u2019s Wagner Group deployed to eastern Ukraine\">private military company<\/a>, lost his life when his plane crashed in the Tver region \u2063of Russia. The \u200cRussian authorities\u2064 have confirmed the tragic \u2062event, revealing that all 10 individuals \u2064on \u200cboard the aircraft, including three crew members and seven passengers, were killed.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u200d Passengers on Board<\/h3>\n<p>The Federal\u200c Air Transportation Agency of Russia has released the names of the passengers who\u2064 were on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bolt-was-missing-on-police-helicopter-that-crashed-in-south-carolina-report-says\/\" title=\"Report: Police helicopter crash in South Carolina due to missing bolt.\">ill-fated flight<\/a>. Among them were \u2063Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin, Sergei Propustin, Evgeny Makaryan, Alexander Totmin, Valery Chekalov, and\u2063 Nikolai Matyuseev. The aircraft commander\u200b Alexei Levshin, co-pilot Rustam Karimov,\u200c and flight attendant Kristina Raspopova\u2064 were also among \u2063the victims.<\/p>\n<h2>Exploring the Lives of Wagner&#8217;s Key\u2063 Figures<\/h2>\n<p>Yevgeny Prigozhin, along with the other six \u200bindividuals \u200cwho perished in the crash, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgetown-donates-1-million-to-racial-reparations-org\/\" title=\"Georgetown Donates  Million To Racial Reparations Org\">played significant roles<\/a> within Wagner.\u2062 This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-were-the-other-passengers-aboard-prigozhins-crashed-plane\/\" title=\"Who else was on Prigozhin's crashed plane?\">private\u2062 military\u2062 company gained international attention<\/a> when it attempted a coup in June, just \u200ctwo months \u200dprior to the\u2063 tragic incident.<\/p>\n<h3>Dmitry Utkin: A Mysterious Figure<\/h3>\n<p>Dmitry Utkin, \u200bone of the most well-known figures in \u2062Wagner, remains \u2062shrouded in mystery. He served\u200d in Russia&#8217;s elite special\u200b forces, Spetsnaz, from 1993 to 2013, with \u2064deployments in Chechnya. However, little is known about his\u2063 life after \u200bleaving the\u200c military. \u2062Some analysts believe\u2062 he may have been the true head of Wagner,\u200b with Prigozhin serving as a figurehead.<\/p>\n<p>Valery Chekalov: Wagner&#8217;s Deputy<\/p>\n<p>Valery Chekalov, reportedly\u200c Prigozhin&#8217;s\u2063 deputy at Wagner, was responsible for the group&#8217;s security service. He faced sanctions from the United States for his involvement in facilitating shipments of munitions to Russia. Chekalov also had\u200d lucrative oil deals with the Syrian government through his company, Evropolis.<\/p>\n<p>Yevgeny Makaryan: Fighter and Presumed Bodyguard<\/p>\n<p>Yevgeny\u200c Makaryan, a fighter\u200c in Wagner, was rumored to be Prigozhin&#8217;s \u2062bodyguard. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-cardona-as-bidens-education-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Cardona as Biden\u2019s Education Secretary\">gained attention<\/a> \u200cwhen his name appeared on the controversial Ukrainian Myrotvorets website, which lists\u2064 alleged &#8220;enemies of Ukraine.&#8221;\u2064 Makaryan joined Wagner in\u200d 2016 and\u200c was part \u200bof the fourth assault detachment in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Totmin: \u200cFighter and Alleged Bodyguard<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Totmin, another fighter in Wagner, was\u200d presumed\u200b to be\u2062 one of Prigozhin&#8217;s bodyguards. He was also listed on the Myrotvorets website, which claimed he had fought in Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Sergey Propustin: Wagner Fighter \u200band Grenade Launcher<\/p>\n<p>Sergey Propustin, a Wagner fighter, served as a reconnaissance grenade launcher. He was included in \u2063the Myrotvorets list of alleged enemies and joined Wagner \u200din 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Nikolai Matuseev: A Mysterious\u2062 Presence<\/p>\n<p>Although Nikolai Matuseev \u200dis\u2064 not officially\u2062 listed as a member \u200bof Wagner,\u200d reports\u2063 suggest \u200bthat\u200c a \u200cperson with the same name joined the company in January 2017, serving in the same unit \u200bas Yevgeny Makaryan \u2063in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the tragic loss of\u200b these individuals, the investigation into the \u200cplane crash continues, leaving many questions unanswered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here for more news from The Washington\u2063 Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>deceased individuals, including Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but it tragically claimed the lives of all 10 individuals on board, comprising three crew members and seven passengers. 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