Russia’s investigation committee mentioned that the outcomes of genetic checks had confirmed the identities of the ten individuals who died in a aircraft crash and that they included the founding father of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Yevgeny Prigozhin was mentioned to be on the passenger listing of a aircraft that crashed north of Moscow, Russia’s civil aviation authority had earlier mentioned.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the incident as “tragic”, calling rumours of attainable foul play an “absolute lie”. Russian officers opened an investigation into air visitors violations after the crash.

“Molecular-genetic examinations have been completed as part of the investigation into the plane crash in the Tver region,” investigative committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko mentioned.

“According to their results, the identities of all 10 victims were established, they correspond to the list stated in the flight list,” she added.

Once a low-profile businessman who benefited due to his connections to Russian president Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin moved into the worldwide highlight with Russia’s battle in Ukraine as he headed the mercenary drive Wagner. Among the opposite 9 folks listed onboard the Embraer non-public jet was Dmitry Utkin, who managed Wagner’s operations and allegedly served in Russian navy intelligence.

The non-public jet crashed two months after Yevgeny Prigozhin led a quick mutiny in opposition to Russia’s military high brass. Russian president Vladimir Putin described the mutiny as a treacherous “stab in the back”, however later met with Prigozhin within the Kremlin. He despatched his condolences to the households of these the aviation company mentioned had died within the crash.