Prigozhin plane crash wreckage scattered across a 2-kilometer debris field, Russian state media says

Wreckage of the plane crash northwest of Moscow is scattered across a 2-kilometer debris field, Russian state media reported Thursday.

“Upon freefall the Embraer plane wreckage broke apart across a 2 kilometer area away from the village [Kuzhenkino] where most of the fuselage wreckage was found,” state-run outlet Russia 24 said. “The majority of the wreckage fell near agricultural enterprises.”

State-run news agency RIA Novosti also reported that one of the fragments of the plane is lying on the entry road into the village of Kuzhenkino, which is approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the crash site. 

According to RIA, police officers cordoned off the fragment and several special services cars are parked nearby. 

Fatal journey: Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board the plane that crashed with no survivors, according to Russian authorities, just months after he launched a mutiny against Russia’s military leadership.

The Kremlin is yet to comment on the crash. The Russian Investigative Committee said earlier it had initiated "a criminal case" following the crash, while state aviation authority Rosaviation said a specially created commission "has begun investigating the circumstances and causes of the accident."