Mid-air, crashing to the ground, with u.s. officials now saying it s likely prigozhin was killed. prigozhin and putin close allies before the mercenary boss and his men marched on moscow. putin calling that a stab in the back. today, the russian president initially offering what he called his sincerest condolences to the families of all ten victims onboard the plane. but then calling prigozhin someone with a complex destiny, and making a veiled reference to that mutinous march on moscow, saying the wagner boss made, quote, serious mistakes in life. tonight, new details on what may have caused prigozhin s plane to suddenly plunge from 28,000 feet. the associated press reporting that a preliminary u.s. intelligence assessment found the crash was intentionally
Caused by an explosion. the pentagon not commenting on whether there was an explosion onboard, but ruling out the idea that a missile shot the plane down. nothing to indicate, no information to suggest that there was a surface to air missile. reporter: today, supporters of prigozhin laying flowers outside wagner s offices in russia. with the ukrainian official claiming wagner fighters, who moved to belarus after their failed mutiny, are now heading back into russia. ukrainian president zelenskyy saying ukraine played no part in bringing prigozhin s plane down, saying, everyone understands who is involved. david: and now quite the turn tonight. tom soufi burridge joining us from ukraine. tom, ukraine now appealing to the fighters once led by yevgeny prigozhin, essentially saying, you can join ukrainian forces, join them in the fight against vladimir putin? reporter: yeah, david. wagner fighters were very loyal to yevgeny prigozhin. tonight, the ukrainian military appealing to