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Moscow: Russian investigators said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last week...
They included Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, his right-hand man who helped found the Wagner group...
The crash came two months to the day after Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenaries staged a mutiny against Russian military commanders in which they took control of a southern city, Rostov, and advanced towards Moscow before turning around 200 kilometres from the capital...
Wagner fighters played a prominent role in the fighting in eastern Ukraine, especially in the months-long siege of the city of Bakhmut, despite Prigozhins frequent, profanity-laced attacks on Russias military high command over their conduct of the war that culminated in the failed mutiny...
Some are expected to be absorbed into Russias armed forces but many will be angry over the sudden demise of the groups founder who inspired a high degree of loyalty among his men.. Putin paid a mixed tribute to Prigozhin on Thursday, describing him as a talented businessman but also as a flawed character who made serious mistakes in life.. (Reporting by Vladimir SoldatkinEditing by Gareth Jones and Nick Macfie).
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