we ll be speaking with you a lot in the coming days. very sobering report. as russian leader confirm the death of wagner leader voez in the plane crash near moscow, we ll be discussing the potential implications for what remains of the wagner mercenary group. you re in the situation room. with lincoln bluecruise. it s the final days of the lincoln summer invitation event. right now, get 3.9% apr and $1000 trade assist cash on a new 2023 lincoln. he didn t go to college and never asked for a raise.
fell for a second week, reaching its lowest level in three weeks. claims for benefits decreased by 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 230,000. the trend suggests that the demand for workers in the us remains healthy despite fears of economic slowdown and recession. in the us, t mobile plans to lay off 5000 people that s about 7% of its workforce. the layoffs will impact people across the country, but not retail or customer service jobs. this is the latest in a series of layoffs at some major us companies in the past year. you are watching bbc news. the us defense department says that wagner group chief yevgeny prigozhin was likely killed in the plane crash near moscow that killed ten people, according to an initial
you re live with bbc news. the us defense department says that wagner group chief yevgeny prigozhin was likely killed in the plane crash near moscow that killed ten people, according to an initial assessment. however, the pentagon press secretary, brigadier general patrick ryder, declined to give any details about how the department made that determination. while the us intelligence community is still assessing what caused wednesday s plane crash, the pentagon said there aren t any indication that a surface to air missile took down the plane. british defense sources have told the bbc they believe russia s fsb spy agency is most likely to have been responsible. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has denied any involvement. he told journalists, everyone is aware who is involved. crash investigators have been combing through the wreckage. beyond the passenger list there s still no official confirmation of who was on board. the apparent death of mr prizoghin will have global impli
the us defence department says that wagner group chief yevgeny prigozhin, was likely killed in the plane crash near moscow that killed ten people, according to an initial assessment. however, the pentagon press secretary declined to give any details about how the department made that determination. while the us intelligence community is still assessing what caused wednesday s plane crash the pentagon said there aren t any indication that a surface to air missile took down the plane. british defence sources have told the bbc they believe russia s fsb spy agency is most likely to have been responsible. ukraine s president volodymyr zelenskyy has denied any involvement. he told journalists everyone is aware who is involved. crash investigators have been combing through the wreckage beyond the passenger list there s still no official confirmation of who was on board. the apparent death of mr prizoghin will have global implications. as well as fighting in ukraine, his mercenary group ha
ensure his position was safe. however, it now transpires we are expecting him instead to resign. possibly at this very meeting itself. support from regional, local federation heads of football around the country has simply evaporated from him. yesterday, you could argue that the real turning point came when fifa, the world governing body, announced it was opening a disciplinary proceedings against him. we are expecting him to resign, possibly in the next hour or so. gary following those developments for us and plenty more on the bbc sport website. the uk and us defence departments both agree that it s likely the wagner group chief yev genny prigozhin, was killed in the plane crash near moscow that killed ten people.