The Russian Investigative Committee confirmed on Sunday that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was among the victims of the plane crash in the Tver region that occurred earlier in the week.
"As part of the investigation of the plane crash in the Tver region, molecular genetic examinations have been completed. According to their results, the identities of all 10 fatalities were established, they correspond to the list stated in the flight sheet," the committee stated.
Earlier, Russian authorities said that all ten people on board the private jet died in the incident, as well as that Prigozhin was on the flight but had not directly confirmed that his body was identified.