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Russia's Investigative Committee confirms mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin died in the plane crash

The committee said in a statement Sunday that after forensic testing, all 10 bodies recovered at the site of the crash were identified, and their identities conform to the manifest.

August 27, 2023 / 16:35 IST
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Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin

Russia's Investigative Committee has confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash. The committee said in a statement Sunday that after forensic testing, all 10 bodies recovered at the site of the crash were identified, and their identities conform to the manifest.

Russia's civil aviation authority earlier this week said Prigozhin, along with some of his top lieutenants, were on the list of those on board the plane that crashed Wednesday.

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first published: Aug 27, 2023 04:35 pm

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