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Wagner Leader Prigozhin Confirmed Dead In Plane Crash After DNA Tests

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Published on 27 Aug 2023 / In News & Politics

'Wagner Leader Prigozhin Confirmed Dead In Plane Crash' Russia’s Investigative Committee announced on Sunday it had confirmed Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash. Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said in a statement that forensic testing identified all 10 bodies recovered at the site of Wednesday's crash and the findings “conform to the manifest” of the plane. The statement didn't offer any details as to what might have caused the crash. Russia’s civil aviation authority earlier this week said Prigozhin, along with some of his top lieutenants, were on the list of the passengers and crew members on board the plane. Prigozhin, 62, was killed two months after he mounted a daylong mutiny against Russia's military that President Vladimir Putin decried as “treason.” The Kremlin cut a deal with Prigozhin to end the armed revolt that allowed him to walk free without any charges levied against him. The brief uprising posed the biggest challenge to Putin’s authority of his 23-year rule. The Kremlin has denied speculation it was to blame for the crash. Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to the victims families, and described Prigozhin as a "talented person" who "made serious mistakes in life". #prigozhin #putin #planecrash #breaking Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/ODNsubs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ondemandnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/ODN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ODN/ If you wish to purchase any of our clips for commercial use, please visit: http://www.itnproductions.co.uk/news/

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