Prigozhin: Has Putin Struck Again? - a podcast by BBC Radio

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The boss of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is presumed dead after a plane crash north of Moscow killed all on board.

Ukrainecast’s Vitaly Shevchenko and security correspondent, Frank Gardner, join Adam to go through what we know.

Lou Osborn from the monitoring group All Eyes on Wagner also shares her expertise.

And, India has made history by landing a spacecraft near the south pole of the Moon for the first time.

Journalist and author of the book The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World Tim Marshall explains where it puts them in the 21st century space race.

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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Miranda Slade and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Rohan Madison. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

01:18 - Prigozhin presumed dead in plane crash
16:36 - India’s historic moon mission

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