Russian authorities confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder and head of the Wagner mercenary group who attempted to lead a rebellion against Russia’s military, was killed in a fiery pla…
Sunday that forensic and genetic testing identified all 10 bodies recovered from the site of Wednesday’s crash and determined they belonged to those listed on the flight log.
Prigozhin, 62, and some of his top lieutenants were listed on the flight log as passengers and crew aboard the plane, which went down less than 30 minutes into its journey and had no survivors. The aircraft burst into flames on impact, officials told the state-run media TASS, which has been accused of spreading Russian propaganda during the Ukraine war.The crash took place just two days after Prigozhin shared his first video address since his failed attempt at a coup two months ago. During the June 24 incident, Prigozhin led his mercenaries toward Moscow in an armed revolt before calling it all off about 100 miles before reaching the capital.
The move, which was condemned by Russian President Vladimir Putin as “treason,” led to Prigozhin’s exile to Belarus. Even though he was deemed a “traitor” following the attempted coup, Putin’s ominous statement labeled Prigozhin as a “talented businessman” who had made “serious mistakes” and had a “difficult fate.”Russian President Vladimir Putin praised mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin asPrigozhin was the owner of the private military contractor
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