Moscow, Russia - Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was formally confirmed dead on Sunday following genetic analysis, investigators said, as
Moscow, Russia – Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was formally confirmed dead on Sunday following genetic analysis, investigators said, as anger and questions continued to mount over what caused his plane to crash earlier in the week.
Among the nine other people listed onboard the Embraer private jet that crashed on Wednesday was Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner’s operations and allegedly served in Russian military intelligence.Russian officials opened an investigation into air traffic violations after the crash but have not disclosed details about a possible cause.
His comments did little to stem mounting questions and anger over the mercenary’s chief’s death, with makeshift shrines to Prigozhin springing up across Russian cities. Moscow used Wagner’s forces to prosecute some of the Ukraine conflict’s bloodiest battles, including a devastating, months-long offensive that left the eastern city of Bakhmut in ruins.
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