Russia’s Investigative Committee confirms Prigozhin’s death

Russia’s Investigative Committee announced that it has established the identities of the 10 people who died in an August 23 plane crash in the Tver region, saying the identities correspond to the flight’s passenger list.

The committee’s statement said that molecular genetic analysis was required to establish victims’ identities.

The Investigative Committee did not release any names, but after the crash, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said that both Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, his top commander, had been on board. 

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Who else was aboard the downed flight

Passengers and crew Nine other people died in the plane crash that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin. Here’s what we know about them.

9 months ago