Last breakfast of the only woman killed on Prigozhin’s jet: The stewardess’ final post from the airport lounge while she awaited ‘mysterious repairs’ on the plane
The latest photo of the only woman killed in the plane crash of Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been released.
Flight attendant Kristina Raspopova posted a picture of her last meal on Twitter before boarding the doomed flight.
Ms Raspopova died along with ten other people, including seven passengers and three crew members, in the private jet crash on August 23.
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of the Embraer 135 flight (EBM-135BJ) from Moscow to St. Petersburg
The stewardess reportedly told family members that the plane was delayed due to a technical inspection and undisclosed repairs.
Flight attendant Kristina Raspopova died on August 23, 2023 when Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private jet crashed
This Twitter picture posted before her death was Ms Raspopova’s last breakfast
A look at the aftermath of the private jet crash that killed all ten people on board
Wednesday’s crash in the Tver region, northwest of the capital Moscow, came on the same day that Russian General Sergei Surovikin was reportedly fired as chief of the air force.
Mr Prigozhin led an aborted mutiny against Russian forces in June.
According to the Russian state news agency Interfax, all ten bodies were recovered.
US officials have claimed that the plane crash that allegedly killed Prigozhin and Wagner Group co-founder Dmitry Utkin was likely caused by a surface-to-air missile.
The officials, who wished to remain anonymous given the sensitivity of the matter, stressed that the information was still preliminary and was still being reviewed.
Her assessment is at odds with that of several independent Russian media outlets, which have argued the explosion was likely caused by a bomb placed on board.
The Russian newspaper Baza, which published blueprints of the plane, pointed out that a service compartment near the lavatory in the rear of the plane behind the wings was an ideal place to hide a bomb.
It was later reported that the plane, on whose flight list Prigozhin was listed as a passenger, caught fire as pictures on social media claimed to show the wreckage
A Russian soldier inspects part of a crashed private jet near the village of Kuzhenkino, Tver Region, Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the 15th BRICS summit in Moscow, Russia, August 24, 2023 via video conference
This snapshot, taken from video on razgruzka_vagnera’s Telegram account on August 22, 2023, shows the leader of the Russian Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin
Private jet pilot Alexey Levshin died in a crash on August 23, 2023