The crash raises questions about the future of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army, which fought alongside Russian troops in Ukraine before his June uprising.
A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment found the crash presumed to have killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was intentionally caused by an explosion.
One F-16 Fighting Falcon that responded to the unresponsive Cessna made the jump to supersonic speed, though three others were also authorized to do so.