Webdesk: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group, died. Its confirmed by Russian officials on Wednesday when they did a genetic test on the bodies found at the crash site.
The Russian Investigative Committee (SK) has confirmed that all 10 of the victims are the same people on the official passenger list for the trip. On August 25, Prigozhin’s private jet crashed in the northwest of Moscow, killing everyone on board.
There have rumours that the Kremlin had something to do with the crash, but Russian officials have rejected any responsibility. The Investigative Committee is still looking into the case as a crime matter. Committee is trying to find out what really happened.
Several well-known members of the Wagner militia group died in the crash. Prigozhin started this group, involved in military activities in Ukraine, Syria, and different parts of Africa.
Tensions between the group and Russian President Putin got worse two months ago when Prigozhin led a mutiny. He took over the city of Rostov for a short time, which sent shockwaves through the Russian military.
While, After diplomatic talks brought the situation back under control, Prigozhin and his group moved to Belarus. This hurt the relationship between Prigozhin’s Wagner group and the Russian government. President Vladimir Putin called the mutiny a betrayal.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, said that any suggestions that there was foul play involved in the crash were completely false. The ongoing study looks at how the Wagner group, the Russian military, and the larger geopolitical scene all work together.
