MOSCOW: Eight bodies were found at the crash site of a private jet on which Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger, Russian state news agency RIA reported on Wednesday, citing the emergency services.
According to the agency, search and rescue operations at the crash site are continuing.
There was no confirmation that Prigozhin was on board the plane that crashed north of Moscow, although Russia's aviation agency said he was on the passenger list.
Earlier Russia's emergency situations ministry said in a statement that 10 people had been on board the private Embraer Legacy aircraft, traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
