The name of Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a short-lived uprising against the Russian military elite in late June, was on the passengers list of the plane that crashed down on Wednesday.
EXCLUSIVE: An expert described the timing of the plane crash - which reportedly killed several leaders of Wagner including Yevgeny Prigozhin - as intriguing.
Dmitry Utkin is the alleged co-founder of the Wagner Group, the paramilitary group that staged a mutiny against the Russian defence leadership in late June.
Exactly two months ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin launched an attempted coup against the military leadership in Russia, accused of being responsible for the disappointing course of the war in Ukraine.