DNA confirms the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin

The Investigative Committee of Russia (CIR), which confirmed this Sunday that the body of the former head of the Wagner mercenary company had been identified, Yevgeny Prigozhinand the other nine who died in the accident involving their plane, which happened last Wednesday.

According to CIR, identity passengers on the plane it was confirmed by comparative DNA analysis.

“In the investigation of the plane crash in the Tver region, the genetic-molecular expert examination was concluded. The identity is established from their results ten deadwhich correspond to those listed in the passenger list,” the CIR statement said.

In Prigozhin’s Embraer Legacy 600, which crashed for unknown reasons about 300 kilometers northwest of Moscow when he flew from the Russian capital to Saint Petersburg, the commander-in-chief and co-founder of the mercenary company Dmitry Utkin was there.

A former officer of the Russian military intelligence service (GRU), Utkin fought in Chechnya, Syria and Ukraine, ifHe was awarded the title of Hero of Russia and it was with his code name “Wagner” that the mercenary company was baptized.

Among the ten people on the plane was Valery Chekalov, responsible for Prigozhin’s personal security and part of his affairs, recently sanctioned by the United States.

At this moment, investigations have not shed light on the causes of the accident, among which those thinking about an explosion on boardtechnical failure or even pilot error.

Certain media highlighted the possibility that the aircraft could have been shot down, intentionally or by mistake, by missiles of air defense units protecting the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which is located along the route the plane was traveling.

The Kremlin strongly rejected the accusations of the opposition and statements of Western politicians that Putin He could be behind the crash of Prigozhin’s plane.

“It is an absolute lie,” noted the spokesman of the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov.