Rocket strike or explosion on board: instructor pilot suggested why Prigozhin's plane crashed

Why Prigozhin's plane crashed/Channel 24 Collage

In the Tver region of Russia on August 23, the plane of the head of the Wagner PMC crashed. As a result of the crash, 10 people died – in particular, Yevgeny Prigozhin. Among the versions of the air troop is the downing of an air defense aircraft, explosives on board or not the right fuel.

The main version may be an explosion on board, which led to the destruction of the aircraft and the subsequent death of passengers and crew. Such an opinion Channel 24Roman Svitan, a military expert, pilot instructor and retired colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, noted that he rejects the version with fuel.

“External influence – for example, a missile strike – is possible. In principle, it can also lead to this kind of destruction,” Svitan said.

However, the military expert believes that the Russians are well aware of how an air defense missile strike on a civilian aircraft can end, no matter who is there. Like, such a command is difficult to give and execute.

Theoretically it could be. From practice, most likely, planting a bomb on board the aircraft itself, – considers the colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in reserve.

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Prigozhin's death: what is known

• Yevgeny Prigozhin's business jet crashed on August 23 in the Tver region. He was heading from St. Petersburg to Moscow.
• As a result of the crash, 10 people died – crew members and passengers. Among them is the head of the PIK “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin.
• According to preliminary data, the ship could have been shot down from the S-300 air defense system. Or the plane exploded due to a bomb that was planted inside.
• The Pentagon noted that the head of the Wagner PIK was most likely really killed. The US Department of Defense is considering the version that the plane crashed after an explosion occurred on board.
• Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War suggest that after the death of “Putin's cook”, the Wagner PBK may be destroyed. All Wagnerians can be transferred to other private military companies.