Yevgeny Prigozhin dies in plane crash: What next for Wagner Group? firstpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from firstpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ukrainian officials have announced its military personnel have briefly landed in Crimea in what they called a ‘special operation’ Thursday a day after Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was allegedly killed in a plane crash near Moscow.
The notoriously ruthless commander, 56, vanished from view two months ago and is believed to have been placed under arrest following a coup led by Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The Russian authorities appointed Viktor Afzalov as an Acting Commander of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) instead of General Sergei Surovikin. Source: Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti, citing sources Quote: "Ex-Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces Sergei Surovikin has now been relieved of his position; Colonel General Viktor Afzalov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Aerospace Forces, is temporarily acting as Commander-in-Chief of the VKS.