MOSCOW - Russian authorities have officially confirmed the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, German news agency (dpa) quoted state news agency TASS’ report citing the Russian Investigative Committee (SKR).
Prigozhin has been presumed dead since a plane crashed under unclear circumstances outside of Moscow on Wednesday. Prigozhin and top Wagner deputies were listed among the 10 people aboard the aircraft.
TASS reported on Sunday that, after identifying all 10 victims of a plane crash, Russian investigators have confirmed that Prigozhin was one of them. - BERNAMA-dpa
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