Russian authorities have confirmed that they have recovered 'black box' flight recorders from the crash site of a plane reportedly carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin. Elsewhere, another Ukrainian drone was downed on its approach to the Russian capital of Moscow, the mayor of the city has claimed.
As we brought you a short time ago, Vladimir Putin has ordered all Wagner troops to swear an oath of allegiance to the Russian state . The order lays out who needs to swear the oath, which principly includes mercenaries, but more broadly anyone involved in the war in Ukraine, with the actual oath translating as:
"[An investigation team would] normally seal off the area and examine the area forensically, take lots of pictures," he explained. Investigators could share updates soon, or not at all, but if rumours are to be believed and the Kremlin ordered the reported killing, it could be expected that authorities would release pre-determined outcomes to suitably satisfy the government's wants.
Two Ukrainians were killed as a result of Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region, the governor has claimed. Russian forces struck a café in the village of Podola, with two people killed instantly and another person injured. This could be viewed as a move to attempt to bring the volatile Wagner troops, many of whom have been in uproar since it emerged that their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin had apparently died in a plane crash, closer to the Kremlin.
There is still no absolute confirmation that mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead - after aviation authorities noted his name on the manifest of a plane that crashed earlier this week. 10 bodies were recovered from the scene of the crash, according to officials - with the latest from Russia being that the bodies are being"genetically examined".
The UK's Ministry of Defence says it is"highly likely" that the mercenary boss is dead, but notes a lack of definitive evidence. Major General Averyanov leads the Unit 29155 of the GRU , which has been linked with a number of assassination attempts, including the successful poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko on British soil. We've shared lots of footage showing Wagner troops promising revenge, laying flowers at memorials and rallying together following the reported death of their leader.
We now hear from a Ukrainian commander, who believes that his forces have bared the brunt of Russian resistance in the south and will now be rapidly advance in the region.
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