{"id":26538,"date":"2023-09-27T22:09:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T22:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/?p=26538"},"modified":"2023-09-27T22:09:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T22:09:14","slug":"plane-full-of-wagner-mercenaries-erupts-into-fireball-in-dramatic-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahootie.com\/world-news\/plane-full-of-wagner-mercenaries-erupts-into-fireball-in-dramatic-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"Plane full of Wagner mercenaries erupts into fireball in dramatic footage"},"content":{"rendered":"

A cargo plane reportedly full of Wagner mercenaries erupted into a fireball on a runway in Mali after a dodgy landing.<\/p>\n

Shocking video has emerged which shows the moment the Russian-made Ilyushin Il-76 exploded in the West African country seconds after touching down on September 23.<\/p>\n

The plane kicks up a cloud of dust before erupting into a huge fireball that consumes the aircraft at the end of the runaway near the city of Gao.<\/p>\n

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Pro-Ukrainian sources on social media have claimed that as many as 140 people died in the crash including Malian soldiers and Wagner fighters.<\/p>\n

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While the reports are unconfirmed, Wagner is known to operate in the country and has used the airport in Gao in the past.<\/p>\n

The tail number for the transport plane – EW-412TH – shows that it is owned by the Belarusian cargo company, Rubystar.<\/p>\n

Sources close to Wagner, including the Grey Zone Telegram channel, have denied any of the group's mercenaries were on board the doomed flight.<\/p>\n

The cause of the crash is reportedly under investigation but it appears the plane landed too far down the 2,500-meter runway before skidding off.<\/p>\n

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