Buk or S-300 defense system? Expert assesses possible means of Prigozhin's plane downing
Yevgeny Prigozhin (Photo: Russian media)
The leader of the Wagner Private Military Company, Yevgeny Prigozhin, could have been shot down by Russian air defense. Since there are C-300 systems deployed near the crash site, according to the military-political observer of the "Information Resistance" group, Oleksandr Kovalenko.
One of the versions regarding the plane crash suggests that the business jet of Prigozhin was targeted by Russian air defense systems. It's worth noting that this was mentioned by the so-called '"Z-channels" in advance. Particularly, channels closely associated with the Wagner Private Military Company reported that the plane was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile system under the command of the Russian Ministry of Defense. This is because S-300 systems are deployed not far from the crash site.
According to the military-political observer of the "Information Resistance" group, Oleksandr Kovalenko, the Legacy 600 could have been shot down by a Buk or S-300/400 system, which provides air defense cover for Moscow.
"We saw the plane falling, with a trail from the burning engine behind it. Most likely, the impact was directly on it. A Buk (Russian air defense system), for example, targets interception along the trajectory, which means the impact would be on the pilot's cabin. In this case, the impact on various parts of the engine and fuselage most likely indicates the involvement of S-300 or S-400," he claims.
The Financial Times, citing an unnamed Western official, reports data suggesting that the plane of Prigozhin was shot down by a Russian air defense system.
