{"id":2013449,"date":"2023-08-27T10:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T14:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-authorities-say-dna-testing-confirms-yevgeny-prigozhins-death\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T10:04:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T14:04:42","slug":"russian-authorities-say-dna-testing-confirms-yevgeny-prigozhins-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-authorities-say-dna-testing-confirms-yevgeny-prigozhins-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian officials confirm Yevgeny Prigozhin&#8217;s death through DNA testing."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussian-authorities-say-dna-testing-confirms-yevgeny-prigozhins-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>DNA Testing Confirms Presence of Wagner \u200cChief on Downed Plane<\/h2>\n<p>DNA\u2064 testing conducted on\u200b the wreckage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-releases-jailed-marine-to-u-s-in-swap-for-convicted-drug-trafficker\/\" title=\"Russia Releases Jailed Marine to U.S. in Swap for Convicted Drug Trafficker\">plane belonging<\/a> \u2063to Wagner chief Yevgeny\u2062 Prigozhin \u2062has provided conclusive evidence that he was indeed on board, according to Russian authorities. The testing\u2064 also confirmed the tragic deaths of all other individuals listed as \u2063passengers, including\u200c Dmitry\u2062 Utkin, the alleged\u2064 military\u2063 head \u2062of Wagner. This \u2064investigation effectively dispels any lingering doubts about\u2062 Prigozhin potentially switching \u2062planes at \u2064the \u200clast minute.<\/p>\n<h2>SpaceX Launches Historic\u200b International Crew to ISS<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;As part of \u200bthe\u200d investigation into the plane crash in \u200dthe Tver region, molecular genetic examinations have been completed. The results \u200bhave established the identities \u2063of all 10\u200b deceased \u200cindividuals, confirming their presence\u2064 on the flight \u2062as listed in the\u200c flight \u2062sheet,&#8221; \u2064stated the report from\u2064 the Russian Investigative \u200cCommittee, as reported by TASS.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Air Transportation Agency of Russia \u2063had previously \u2062released the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-authorities-say-dna-testing-confirms-yevgeny-prigozhins-death\/\" title=\"Russian officials confirm Yevgeny Prigozhin's death through DNA testing.\">passenger list shortly<\/a> \u2062after the crash, which\u2064 aligns with the findings of \u2063the investigation. The list \u2064includes Wagner commander \u200dDmitry Utkin, Sergei Propustin, Evgeny Makaryan, Alexander Totmin, Valery Chekalov, Nikolai Matyuseev, aircraft commander Alexei Levshin, co-pilot Rustam Karimov, and\u2062 flight attendant Kristina Raspopova.<\/p>\n<p>While Russian President\u2064 Vladimir Putin has\u2064 been widely suspected of involvement in the crash, the\u200c exact method of the plane&#8217;s downing remains \u2063shrouded in mystery. A preliminary report from United States intelligence suggested that the crash was caused by an intentional explosion. However, \u2062the investigation \u2064has yet to uncover\u2064 the\u200c precise details of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Putin, when questioned about his potential\u200d involvement, distanced himself from the incident and expressed\u200d measured \u200dpraise for Prigozhin. He stated that \u200bhe would \u200bawait\u200c the \u200dconclusion of the investigation\u2063 before making any further comments.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200cthe \u2064aftermath of \u2062the crash, impromptu memorials honoring the victims appeared throughout Russia. The future leadership of \u2062Wagner and the fate of the group, which \u200dhas \u2063a \u2064significant presence in\u200c Africa, remain uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 addition to his\u200c role\u2063 in Wagner,\u200c Prigozhin leaves behind a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sister-of-iranian-supreme-leader-condemns-regimes-crackdown-on-protesters\/\" title=\"Sister of Iranian Supreme Leader Condemns Regime\u2019s Crackdown on Protesters\">vast business empire<\/a> that encompasses various industries, including catering businesses and controversial &#8220;troll \u200dfactories.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">here<\/a> for more from \u200dThe Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-lauds-state-rep-shirley-weber-established-africana-studies-professor-as-newsoms-secretary-of-state-pick\/\" title=\"Harris Lauds State Rep. Shirley Weber, Established Africana Studies Professor, As Newsom\u2019s Secretary Of State Pick\">long-time ally<\/a>\u2062 of \u2063Putin, the former head \u200dof Wagner played\u200d a crucial role in advancing the interests of\u2064 the\u200d Russian state. His prominence grew significantly following Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine, when he publicly\u200d embraced his position as the group&#8217;s leader.<\/p>\n<p>After a public dispute with the Russian\u200c Ministry of\u2063 Defense, \u2063Prigozhin attempted a mutiny against the Kremlin, \u2063coming \u200bdangerously \u200cclose \u200dto Moscow. Tragically, his plane crashed just two months later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian authorities have confirmed through DNA testing that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Wagner, was indeed on the downed plane. The tests also confirmed the fatalities of all other passengers, including Dmitry Utkin, the alleged military head. This investigation effectively dispels any doubts regarding Prigozhin potentially switching planes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2013450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2013450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}