Russian aviation officials said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary Wagner Group, was one of ten passengers killed when a private jet crashed near Moscow. The cause of the crash remains unclear. Eyewitnesses reported hearing explosions beforehand, inspiring speculation about the plane being shot down by air defenses. Separately, a date has been set for the meeting between Erdogan and Putin, which will be September 4th in Sochi, Russia.