investigative committee had got its hands on the black box, the bodies, the remains of those deceased, and what we knew from authorities on wednesday, just after the crash, is that it was believed that yevgeny prigozhin, ten victims in all, had died in the plane accident. what we just heard from the investigative committee is that all ten victims have now been confirmed, their identities have been confirmed. they correspond to those on the flight passenger list we heard of on wednesday, which means they confirmed that yevgeny prigozhin, but also so many of his very close lieutenants at the helm of wagner have been confirmed dead thanks to who managed the ministry operations and others who are at the very top of the group. the speculation is that russian authorities may have been involved in this and have been the source of speculation for many days because the crash came two months after yevgeny
get started for just $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get one free line of unlimited mobile. comcast business, powering possibilities. we are following a developing story out of russia. russia s investigative committee has confirmed that wagner leader yevgeny prigozhin was killed in that plane crash last week. let s bring in cnn international correspondent melissa bell. melissa, what are we hearing from russia? what are they saying? reporter: basically, what we discovered on friday this
prigozhin s failed march on moscow. the kremlin, we heard from dmitry peskov saying foul play involved. but the confirmation that yevgeny prigozhin has died, of course, questions about what happens to wagner next. we heard from vladimir putin just the other day speaking about yevgeny prigozhin s death. this now the confirmation that he has died as well as to many those who ran wagner with him. all right. melissa bell, appreciate your reporting. let s bring back retired air force colonel cedric leighton. obviously, this is no surprise, right, that prigozhin was among the remains of all ten passengers onboard this doomed flight. no surprise as well that the kremlin continues to deny that it was behind this, even though, you know, western leaders believe so. what is your reaction to this?