hi there, thanks for being with us. we begin in moscow where russian officials have confirmed that the mercenary leader, yevgeny prigozhin, was one of the people who died on a plane which crashed last week. they say dna evidence from the wreckage matches that of mr prigozhin, who led a short lived mutiny against president putin. meanwhile, ukraine has warned that russia is intensifying its attacks along the front line. we ll assess the state of conflict with our correspondent in kyiv in a moment but first, let s get the latest from our russia editor steve rosenberg. well, many people are asking, is the story of wagner, the story of prigozhin finally over? i have to say, one of the things i ve learnt in russia is that stories here rarely end. there are certainly twists and turns here, and new chapters.
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. we begin in moscow, where russian officials have confirmed that the mercenary leader yevgeny prigozhin was one of the people who died on a plane which crashed last week. they say dna evidence from the wreckage matches that of mr prigozhin, who led a short lived mutiny against president putin. meanwhile, ukraine has warned that russia is intensifying its attacks along the frontline. we ll assess the state of conflict with our correspondent in kyiv in a moment, but first, let s get the latest from our russia editor, steve rosenberg. well, many people are asking, is the story of wagner, the story of prigozhin finally over? i have to say, one of the things i ve learnt in russia is that stories here rarely end. there are so many twists and turns here, and new chapters.
reporter: after cnn s report, the coast guard sent us a statement saying that the coast guard fully recognizes that by not having taken appropriate action at the time of the sexual assaults, the coast guard may have further traumatized the victims, delayed access to their care and recovery, and prevented some cases from being referred to the military justice system for appropriate accountability. the coast guard owns this failure and apologizes to each of the victims and their loved ones. and i will tell you, our colleagues on the investigative team, blake ellis, melanie ash, we re going to stay on this story as it unfolds. getting answers because of the questions you and your team are asking. pamela brown, great to have you, thank you so much. thank you. just ahead, according to ukrainian military intelligence, russia s secret sfb is plotting to kill yevgeny prigozhin, the founder of the mercenary wagner group, who led a short-lived rebellion in russia last week. so, where is
report, the coast guard sent us a statement saying that the coast guard fully recognizes that by not having taken appropriate action at the time of the sexual assaults, the coast guard may have further traumatized the victims, delayed access to their care and recovery, and prevented some cases from being referred to the military justice system for appropriate accountability. the coast guard owns this failure and apologizes to each of the victims and their loved ones. and i will tell you, our colleagues on the investigative team, blake ellis, melanie ash, we re going to stay on this story as it unfolds. getting answers because of the questions you and your team are asking. great to have you. thank you so much. thank you. just ahead, according to ukrainian military intelligence, russia s secret sfb is plotting to kill yevgeny prigozhin, the founder of the mercenary wagner group, who led a short-lived rebellion in russia last week. so, where is he? phil: excuse me? hillary: that was