Russian authorities say mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was listed as a passenger in a fatal plane crash,
俄罗斯当局宣布,雇佣兵集团首领叶夫根尼·普里戈任被列入致命失事飞机的乘客名单当中,
about two months after the mutiny he led that brought that country into a crisis.
而这距离他领导的兵变使俄罗斯陷入危机只有两个月左右的时间。
According to Russian authorities, the crash happened Wednesday evening north of Moscow -- leaving no survivors.
据俄罗斯当局透露,此次坠机事件发生在周三晚间,地点位于莫斯科北部,机上无人生还。
Ten people were on board the plane heading from Moscow to St. Petersburg -- three of them crew members.
这架从莫斯科飞往圣彼得堡的飞机上共有10人,其中3人是机组人员。
State media is reporting that eight bodies were initially found at the crash site, with search and rescue operations underway.
官方媒体报道称,在坠机现场最初发现了八具尸体,搜救行动正在进行中。
Data from online tracker Flightradar24.com shows a plane heading northwest and then shortly after 6 p.m. -- suddenly disappearing.
在线追踪网站Flightradar24.com的数据显示,有架飞机当时在向西北方向飞行,但在晚上6点过后不久便突然消失。
Prigozhin soared in prominence after Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year.
去年俄乌冲突爆发后,普里戈任的声望随之飙升。
The 62-year-old's fighters led the assault on the city of Bakhmut in the longest and bloodiest battle of the war.
这位62岁的战士领导了对巴赫穆特市的袭击,这是整场战争中耗时最长、最惨烈的一场战斗。
In June, he spearheaded a mutiny against Russia's top army brass.
今年6月,他带头发动了一场针对俄罗斯军方高层的兵变。
President Vladimir Putin said that move could have tipped the country into civil war.
俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京当时曾表示,此举可能会使俄罗斯陷入内战。
He was supposed to move to neighboring Belarus under an apparent deal to end the mutiny.
根据一项结束叛乱的协议,普里戈任本应前往邻国白俄罗斯。