The plane crash involving Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner paramilitary group, has sparked speculation of an assassination plot. Initial investigations suggest that an explosion, potentially caused by a bomb or deliberate sabotage, led to the crash. The incident has led to a flurry of discussions on social media channels associated with Prigozhin’s Wagner group. Following the news, stocks in the U.S. defense and aerospace industry, as tracked by the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE:ITA), fell 1.7% on Thursday.