Evgeny Prigozhin, former owner of the Wagner Group military company
Russian investigators claim they ran DNA tests to confirm that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenaries, died in a plane crash earlier this week.
The investigation committee said the identities of those killed in the plane crash match those on the combat list.
«According to their results established the identity of all 10 victims, they correspond to the list specified in the flight list,» the committee said.
-Secretary of the Investigative Committee Svetlana Petrenko.
«Based on their results, the identities of all 10 victims were identified, they correspond to the list set out in the list of flights,» she added.
Among the nine people who were on board Embraer's private jet was Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who ran Wagner operations and was believed to be in Russian military intelligence. the incident occurred exactly two months after Wagner staged a mutiny against the military leadership of Moscow.
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the incident «tragic.» to reporters on Friday, calling rumors of possible foul play an «absolute lie.»
Russian officials launched an investigation into air traffic disruptions after the crash, but did not disclose details of a possible cause.
Russian officials launched an investigation into air traffic disruptions after the crash, but did not release details about a possible cause. p>
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