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Russia confirms that Prigozhin’s body has been identified

  • August 27, 2023
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The Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) today confirmed this. the body was identified former leader of the Wagner mercenary company, Evgeny Prigozhinand those of the nine others who

Russia confirms that Prigozhin’s body has been identified

The Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) today confirmed this. the body was identified former leader of the Wagner mercenary company, Evgeny Prigozhinand those of the nine others who died in the crash of their plane last Wednesday.

According to the CIR, the identities of the plane’s passengers have been established. confirmed by comparative DNA analysis.

“In the investigation of the plane crash in the Tver region, a genetic and molecular examination was carried out. According to its results, the identities of ten dead were established, who correspond to those declared in the list of passengers, This is stated in the CIR statement.

In the Embraer Legacy 600 plane, Prigozhin, which crashed for unknown reasons about 300 kilometers northwest of Moscow during a flight from the Russian capital to St. Petersburg, was also the chief commander and co-founder of a mercenary company. Dmitry Utkin.

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Former officer of the Russian military intelligence (GRU), Utkin fought in Chechnya, Syria and Ukraine.and was awarded the title of Hero of Russia and it was under his code name “Wagner” that a company of mercenaries was christened.

Among the ten passengers on the plane was Valery Chekalovresponsible for the personal security of Prigozhin and part of his business, which recently came under US sanctions.

At the moment the investigation They did not shed light on the causes of the accident, among which an explosion on board, a technical malfunction or even pilot error are considered.

Photo: Reuters

Some media have pointed to the possibility that the plane could have been shot down intentionally or by mistake, missiles of air defense units guarding the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, located next to the route of the aircraft.

The Kremlin strongly denied the opposition’s accusations and statements by Western politicians that Putin could be behind Prigozhin’s plane crash.

“This is an absolute lie” stressed the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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