Russia's investigative committee has announced that Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of mercenary group Wagner, has died in a plane crash.
Forensic testing of all 10 bodies recovered at the site of the crash on Wednesday "conform to the manifest" of the plane, according to committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko.
However, the statement did not provide any reason as to what could have caused the crash. It comes after Russia's civil aviation authority said earlier this week that Mr Prigozhin, 62, and some of his lieutenants were on the list of the passengers and crew members aboard the plane.
All seven passengers and three crew members died after the plane plummeted halfway between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Two months ago, Mr Prigozhin kicked off a day-long mutiny against Russia's military, leading his mercenaries from Ukraine towards Moscow.
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