Russia confirms that the body of Yevgeny Prigozhin has been identified

The Training Committee of Russia (CIR) that confirmed today that the body of the former leader of the Wagner mercenary company, Yevgeny Prigozhinand those of the other nine who died in the accident involving their plane, which occurred last Wednesday.

According to him CIRthe identity of the plane’s occupants was confirmed by the comparative DNA analysis.

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“In the investigation of the plane crash in the region of Tver the molecular-genetic appraisals were concluded. Based on its results, the identity of the ten deceased has been established, which corresponds to those declared in the passenger list.”, the CIR said in a statement.

In it Embraer Legacy 600 of Prigozhin, which crashed for reasons still unknown about 300 kilometers northwest of Moscow when I was flying from the Russian capital to St. Petersburgthere was also the main commander and co-founder of the mercenary company, Dmitry Utkin.

A former Russian military intelligence (GRU) officer, Utkin fought in Chechnya, Syria and Ukraineand was awarded the title of hero of russia and precisely with his code name, “Wagner”, the company of mercenaries was baptized.

Among the ten occupants of the plane was also Valery Chekalovresponsible for Prigozhin’s personal security and part of his business, recently sanctioned by USA.

At the moment, the investigations have not shed light on the causes of the accident, among which an explosion on board, a technical failure or even a piloting error are being considered.

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Some media have pointed out the possibility that the aircraft could have been shot down, intentionally or by mistake, by missiles from the anti-aircraft defense units that protect a residence of the Russian president, Vladimir Putinlocated next to the route that the plane was following.

He Kremlin He has strongly rejected opposition accusations and statements by Western politicians that Putin might be behind the Prigozhin plane crash.

“It’s an absolute lie”, emphasized the spokesman of the Russian Presidency, Dmitry Peskov.

Source: Elcomercio

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