Breaking! Russia Confirms Prigozhin Died In Plane Crash, All Fatalities Identified

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Russia’s Investigative Committee on sunday, confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the mercenary group Wagner, died in a plane crash.

Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko in a statement said that the forensic testing identified all 10 bodies recovered at the site of Wednesday’s crash and the findings “conform to the manifest” of the plane.

The statement didn’t offer any details as to what might have caused the crash.

It would be recalled that Russia’s civil aviation authority earlier this week said Prigozhin, along with some of his top lieutenants, were on the list of the passengers and crew members on board the plane.

Prigozhin’s death came two months after he mounted a daylong mutiny against Russia’s military that President Vladimir Putin decried as “treason.”

The Kremlin cut a deal with Prigozhin to end the armed revolt that allowed him to walk free without any charges levied against him.

The brief uprising posed the biggest challenge to Putin’s authority of his 23-year rule.

More details soon…

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