Russian investigators confirmed on August 27 that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the controversial Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a private jet crash in the Tver Region on August 23.
"As part of the investigation of the plane crash in the Tver Region, molecular genetic examinations have been completed. According to their results, the identities of all 10 dead were established, they correspond to the list stated in the flight sheet," said the investigative committee.
The list of deceased also included Dmitry Utkin, Prigozhin's right-hand man and co-founder of Wagner.
The crash occurred two months after Prigozhin led a failed mutiny against top Russian military officials. President Vladimir Putin, who had initially condemned the mutiny as a "stab in the back," later met Prigozhin in the Kremlin.
Putin extended his condolences to the families of the crash victims on Thursday.
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