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Added on the 02/10/2023 09:00:17 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Images of the plot in Saint Petersburg's Porokhovskoye cemetery where the spokespeople of Yevgeny Prigozhin are urging mourners to pay their respects to the Russian chief of the mercenary Wagner group. Last week Prigozhin died in a private jet crash along with nine other people, two months after ordering his troops to topple Russia's military leadership. A private ceremony was held to commemorate his death. IMAGES
The Pentagon says it did not have information supporting theories that a surface-to-air missile was used to shoot down the aircraft of Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin. Reports of a missile are "inaccurate," US Department of Defense spokesman Pat Ryder tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Photographs show the wreckage of a plane in Russia which is presumed to have been carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group which in June attempted to topple Moscow's military leadership. IMAGES
Images show Russian law enforcement blocking access to a road leading to the site of a plane crash which is thought to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. According to preliminary information, all 10 people on board died, including three crew members, Russian authorities said. Russia's aviation agency later said the Wagner chief was on board the plane. IMAGES
Leaders of the BRICS countries arrive for the opening plenary session of the summit. IMAGES
Xi Jinping inspects the guard of honour at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the Presidential Palace in Pretoria. The Chinese president is in South Africa attending the BRICS summit, an association of emerging economy countries which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and this year's host, South Africa. IMAGES