The leader of the Wagner group has been confirmed dead after the remains in a plane crash were genetically tested, Russian investigators claimed.
Prigozhin plane crash ‘was no accident’ as Russian authorities claim Wagner boss among 10 passengers killedIntelligence services are believed to be working on the basis that a bomb was planted on the plane - with experts suggesting it may have been hidden in a wine crate.Speaking at a summit on Thursday, he did not reference the suspected death of the Wagner chief, though later issued his condolences to Prigozhin's family.
"I have known Prigozhin for a long time, since the beginning of the 1990s," Putin said in a televised address. Appearing to reference Prigozhin's failed mutiny, Putin added: "This was a person with a complicated fate, and he made serious mistakes in life, but also sought to achieve the necessary results - both for himself and at time when I asked him to, for the common cause, such as in these recent months."
All 10 people on the plane - three crew and seven passengers - died, according to officials cited by Russia's state news agency Tass.
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