UK defense sources have told the BBC that the FSB intelligence agency of Russia probably caused the plane of Prigozhin to crash.
Christopher Steele, who used to work for the Secret Intelligence Service and was in charge of the MI6 Russia desk, has also said that Russia’s Federal Security Service is to blame.
Mr Steele said to Sky News that he doesn’t think it’s very likely that the commanders of Wagner were actually responsible in the end. I strongly believe that it was likely a planned action carried out by the FSB or GRU (Russian intelligence agencies).
He said: ‘The day after General (Sergei) Surovikin was fired from his job in charge of protecting Russia, this happened. Remember, he was the commander in Syria and later in Ukraine. ‘
He was seen as someone who was on Prigozhin’s side and supported him.
‘It seems likely that there is a pattern of government involvement since he was removed a day before. ‘
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Russian FSB spy service responsible for downing Wagner’s plane – UK defence sources
