Happening now two major breaking stories. Russia confirms the leader of the

failed Wagner mutiny was on a plane that crashed in flames with no survivors.

We'll have the latest on the crash and the possible cause

as President Biden is suggesting

Vladimir Putin may be to blame.

And Rudy Giuliani's mug shot was just made public

after the former lawyer the former Trump lawyer I should say turned co-defendant

surrenders in Georgia the man once known as America's mayor booked on election

subversion charges on this the eve of the former president's arrest.

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Blitzer. You're in the situation room. This is CNN breaking news.

We begin this very busy hour with breaking news.

The deadly plane crash in Russia and the fate of Wagner Bosse of Guinea

Pergosha. Russia now confirming the failed mutiny leader was on board the

plane and a Wagnerling social media channel issued a statement

just a little while ago that pre-Gosian is dead.

See then Fred Plighten is covering the Kremlin response for us.

But first, let's go to see it as Nick Payton Walsh.

He's in Ukraine, Nick.

Ukrainian and US officials are monitoring the crash

and drawing connections to Putin and his war.

Yeah, certainly in Ukraine I think a rise sense of recognition that this is

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