Russia: DNA Evidence “Confirms” Death Of Progozhin

Deutsche Welle reports:

Russian investigators on Sunday confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin was among those who died in a plane crash in Russia earlier this week. Prigozhin was the leader of the Wagner private military group, which staged a mutiny against the Kremlin in late June.

Russia’s Investigation Committee said that the results of genetic tests had confirmed the identities of all ten people who died in the crash. “Molecular-genetic examinations have been completed as part of the investigation into the plane crash in the Tver region,” Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said.

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BREAKING: Russia’s investigative committee confirms Wagner boss Prigozhin is dead following genetic examinationshttps://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3

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