Remains found after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private plane crashed last week were confirmed by genetic testing to be those of the Wagner Group leader.
August 27, 2023, 7:20 AMA portrait of the owner of private military company Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin lays at an informal street memorial near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023.Remains found after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private plane crashed last week were confirmed by genetic testing to be those of the Wagner Group leader, Russian investigators said on Sunday.near the town of Kuzhenkino, north of Moscow, on August 23.
DNA tests showed that the remains recovered from the site matched all 10 people on the passenger list, Russia's Investigative Committee said Sunday. The crash may have been caused by an explosion on board the plane, perhaps by a well-placed bomb, U.S. officials toldThis is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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