Russia – Page 62 – One America News Network

Russian Authorities Say DNA Testing Confirms Wagner Mercenary Chief Prigozhin’s Death

DNA testing confirmed Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in Wednesday’s plane crash, Russian officials said on Sunday.

BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 17: F-16 fighter jets perform a fly-by prior to the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Citizens Bank 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 16, 2007 in Brooklyn Michigan. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR)

U.S. Set To Begin F-16 Training For Ukrainian Pilots

The Department of Defense is set to begin training Ukrainian pilots on how to operate and maintain the F-16 fighter jets in October.

A law enforcement officer works at the site of a plane crash near the village of Kuzhenkino, Tver region, on August 24, 2023. Russian state-run news agencies on August 23, 2023 said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group that led a mutiny against Russia's army in June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver region. (Photo by Olga MALTSEVA / AFP) (Photo by OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Kremlin Denies Involvement In Prigozhin Plane Crash

The Russian government has denied involvement in the crash of the plane on Wednesday, which allegedly killed Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

This picture taken on July 4, 2017 shows Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin prior to a meeting with business leaders held by Russian and Chinese presidents at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Photo by Sergei ILNITSKY / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI ILNITSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Wagner Boss Yevgeny Prigozhin Among Passengers of Plane That Crashed

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed among the passengers on a plane that crashed on Wednesday in the Tver region in Russia.

Russian Tupolev Tu-22M supersonic strategic bombers fly above the Kremlin in Moscow, on May 7, 2014, during a rehearsal of the Victory Day parade. Russia celebrates the1945 victory over Nazi Germany on May 9. AFP PHOTO / YURI KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Russian Supersonic Bomber Destroyed By Ukrainian Drone

A prized Russian long-range bomber was destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Saturday.

Visitors stand next to a mockup of a new Russian orbital space station, presented by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, during the Army-2022 International Military-Technical Forum at the Russian Armed Forces' Patriot Park in Kubinka, outside Moscow on August 16, 2022. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

First Russian Lunar Mission In 47 Years Ends With Spacecraft Crashing Into Moon

Russia’s first lunar mission in almost 50 years ended when its unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after reportedly experiencing a glitch while preparing for pre-landing orbit.