Aug 25 (Reuters) - A group of Russian militants who fight on the Ukrainian side called on the Wagner Group of mercenaries to switch sides and join their ranks to revenge the deaths of Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and their commander Dmitry Utkin.
Russian air authorities have said Prigozhin, Utkin and eight other people were on a private plane that crashed with no survivors north of Moscow on Wednesday.
"To take revenge you need to switch to Ukraine's side," the commander said.
RVC commander Kapustin, a far-right Russian national, founded the armed group a year ago.
RVC fights on the Ukrainian side and has said it was behind several military attacks on Russian border regions.
Persons:
Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Dmitry Utkin, Denis Kapustin, Prigozhin, Vladimir Putin, Kapustin, Maria Tsvetkova, Michael Perry
Organizations:
Wagner Group, Russian Volunteer Corps, Russian, Pentagon, Thomson
Locations:
Moscow, Rostov, Russia, Russian, Ukraine, New York