Russia Says It Confirmed Wagner Mercenary Leader Prigozhin Died in Plane Crash

Russian authorities confirmed the death of Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin following a plane crash last week that killed everyone on board.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, speaks to a camera at an unknown location in an image released on Aug. 21, 2023. Razgruzka_Vagnera telegram channel via AP

Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin following a plane crash last week that killed everyone on board.

Genetic testing on the 10 bodies recovered at the crash site “conform to the manifest” for the flight, Russian Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenk said in a statement, according to a translation.