{"id":2014460,"date":"2023-08-28T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-authorities-say-dna-testing-confirms-wagner-mercenary-chief-prigozhins-death\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T15:58:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T19:58:09","slug":"russian-authorities-say-dna-testing-confirms-wagner-mercenary-chief-prigozhins-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-authorities-say-dna-testing-confirms-wagner-mercenary-chief-prigozhins-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian authorities confirm DNA testing confirms death of Wagner mercenary chief Prigozhin."},"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\">24<\/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-wagner-mercenary-chief-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=2014460&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A\u2063 member of private <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-cuban-americans-ex-political-prisoners-rally-in-miami-for-ukraine\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2013 Cuban-Americans, Ex-Political Prisoners Rally in Miami for Ukraine\">mercenary group<\/a> Wagner pays \u2064tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin (L) and Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner\u2019s operations and allegedly served in Russian \u2062military intelligence, at the makeshift memorial in front of the PMC Wagner office in Novosibirsk, on August 24, 2023. Russian state-run news agencies on August 23, 2023 said that\u2063 Yevgeny Prigozhin, the\u2062 head of the Wagner group that\u2063 led a mutiny against Russia\u2019s army in \u2063June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver region. (Photo by VLADIMIR NIKOLAYEV\/AFP via Getty\u200d Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James \u200dMeyers<\/a><br \/>12:54 PM \u2013 Monday, August 28, 2023<\/p>\n<p>DNA testing confirmed Wagner Group \u200cmercenary chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/wagner-boss-yevgeny-prigozhin-among-passengers-of-plane-that-crashed\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/wagner-boss-yevgeny-prigozhin-among-passengers-of-plane-that-crashed\/\">Yevgeny Prigozhin <\/a>was killed\u200d in Wednesday\u2019s\u200c plane crash, \u200cRussian officials said on Sunday. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The Russian investigative committee said in a statement on Telegram, after \u2062\u201cmolecular genetic examinations\u201d \u200cwere completed, \u201cthe identities of all 10 dead were established\u201d and \u201cthey correspond to the list stated in the flight \u2062sheet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Along with Prigozhin some \u2062of his most trusted lieutenants\u2063 died in the plane crash as well, including alleged \u2064military head \u2062of Wagner, Dmitry Utkin. <\/p>\n<p>The private jet\u200b was destined for St. Petersburg, and ended up crashing \u206260 miles north \u2064of Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>This comes two months after Prigozhin\u2019s failed attempt at \u200da military coup against Russian President Vladimir Putin. <\/p>\n<p>A preliminary report revealed \u200clast week by U.S. intelligence stated that the plane crash was caused by\u200c an internal explosion. <\/p>\n<p>Many believe that the Russian president was responsible for \u2062the crash. However, Putin has denied any involvement. <\/p>\n<p>Some\u200b experts\u2064 claimed it was a revenge assassination\u200d for Prigozhin\u2019s mutiny in late June,\u2062 when\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-authorities-say-dna-testing-confirms-wagner-mercenary-chief-prigozhins-death\/\" title=\"Russian authorities confirm DNA testing confirms death of Wagner mercenary chief Prigozhin.\">mercenary group captured<\/a> the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don \u200dbefore \u2062making their \u200cpresence felt in Moscow. <\/p>\n<p>It is unknown what will happen to Wagner, which is \u2062spread mostly across Africa. <\/p>\n<p>Prigozhin was an ally of Putin for \u200dseveral years, helping carry out the interests of Russia. His status began to take off after\u200b the Russia-Ukraine war began,\u2062 embracing his \u200cposition as the leader of the mercenary group. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive \u2062breaking news blasts directly to \u200byour inbox for free. \u200bSubscribe\u200b here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Florida governor Ron DeSantis continues to maintain his second place status in \u200cthe Republican \u2062primary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Democrat presidential candidate\u2062 Robert F Kennedy Junior heads to \u2064South Carolina, as he \u2062vows to \u2064fight for medical freedom. One\u2063 America\u2019s Nathaniel Mannor \u2062has \u2064the latest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hollywood is mourning the death of iconic game-show \u200bpersonality Bob Barker. Here\u2019s more on the stars legacy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been filled With major headlines in the U.S. \u2064and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas has more in \u200cour Week In Review.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden\u2019s Ericsson predicted on Friday intellectual property rights (IPR) \u2064licensing income of 11 billion Swedish crowns ($1 billion) this year\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Hannah Lang \u2062(Reuters) -Cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors, would have to report new information\u2062 on users\u2019 sales and exchanges\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Hannah\u200b Lang (Reuters) \u2013\u2062 Cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors, would have to\u200b report new information \u200con users\u2019 sales and\u2026 \u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By\u2064 Aditi Shah,\u200b Aditya Kalra and Nikunj Ohri\u2063 NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India is working on a new electric vehicle policy that would\u2026 \u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A private mercenary from Wagner group honors Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, who oversaw Wagner&#8217;s operations and reportedly had ties to Russian military intelligence. They pay their respects at a memorial outside the PMC Wagner office in Novosibirsk on August 24, 2023. 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