It is likely that most of the passengers were associates of Prigozhin. Killing Wagner top brass would be an advantage for Putin. Putin doesn't care about the op

It is likely that most of the passengers were associates of Prigozhin. Killing Wagner top brass would be an advantage for Putin. Putin doesn't care about the optics beyond showing his power. Also, Prigozhin had a whole mercenary army and would have been protected on the ground. No way that he would accidentally fall out a window.