THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 25, 2023 at 07:20 JST
A Russian serviceman guards a road near a private jet crash, near the village of Kuzhenkino, Tver region, Russia, early Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. Officials say a private jet has crashed over Russia, killing all 10 people on board. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list, and Russia's civil aviation agency says he was on board. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
WASHINGTON--A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded that an intentional explosion caused the plane crash presumed to have killed a Russian mercenary leader who was eulogized Thursday by Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as suspicions grew that he was the architect of the assassination. [Read More]
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