Private jet carrying Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has crashed with 10 people on board.

BREAKING: Private jet carrying Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has crashed with 10 people on board.

No survivors.

Prigozhin was a media favorite back in June when he led led a failed rebellion against Putin.

“Wagner-linked Telegram channel Grey Zone reported the Embraer aircraft was shot down by air defences in the Tver region, north of Moscow,” BBC reported

“The jet, which was flying from Moscow to St Petersburg, was carrying seven passengers and three crew.”