Prigozhin, who had once been a close confidant of Vladimir Putin, led a short-lived mutiny against Russia's top brass in June.
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The crash happened months after he led a short-lived mutiny against Russia's top military brass in June. Russian President Vladimir Putin - who Prigozhin was once a close confidant of - described him as a"traitor" after the failed mutiny.Prigozhin founded the Wagner private military company whose fighters have been the most effective for Russia in its war on Ukraine.Moment Russian jet crashes near MoscowFootage showed it plummeting vertically to the ground - although the cause of the crash remains unclear.
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