in a statement released on the telegram channel, the spokeswoman of russia s investigative committee, svetlana petrenko, said genetic tests had established the identities of all those on board. translation: as part - of the investigation of the plane crash in the tver region, molecular genetic examinations have been completed according to their results. the identities of all ten dead were established. they correspond to the list stated in the flight sheet. well, the exact circumstances behind the plane crash remain unclear. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow. we still don t know the cause of the crash. there s been so much speculation in recent days. was this a missile attack, a bomb on board? was this some kind of other sabotage? we don t know. the kremlin has said, this has nothing to do with us, we weren t behind this. that denial, though, has not removed the widespread suspicion that mr prigozhin, the wagner chief, was targeted by russian auth
against the russian military injune amid growing tension with commanders over the war in ukraine. he had since relocated to belarus. in a statement released on the telegram channel, the spokeswoman of russia s investigative committee, svetlana petrenko, said genetic tests had established the identities of all those on board. as part of the investigation of the plane crash in the tver region, molecular genetic examinations have been completed according to their results. the identities of all ten dead were established. they correspond to the list stated in the flight sheet. live now to marina miron, post doctoral researcher in war studies at king s college and an expert on russian politics. thank you forjoining us. how much do you think we can take the confirmation that this was prigozhin as absolute? for confirmation that this was prigozhin as absolute? as absolute? for the kremlin it was im ortant as absolute? for the kremlin it was important to as absolute? for the kremli
the spokeswoman of russia s investigative committee, svetlana petrenko, said genetic tests had established the identities of all those on board. translation: as part - of the investigation of the plane crash in the tver region, molecular genetic examinations have been completed. according to their results, the identities of all ten dead were established. they correspond to the list stated in the flight sheet. well, the exact circumstances behind the plane crash remain unclear. our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow. we still don t know the cause of the crash. there s been so much speculation in recent days. was this a missile attack, a bomb on board? was this some kind of other sabotage? we don t know. the kremlin has said, this has nothing to do with us, we weren t behind this. that denial, though, has not removed the widespread suspicion that mr prigozhin, the wagner chief, was targeted by russian authorities as an act of revenge for the mutiny whic
led an aborted mutiny against the russian military injune amid growing tension with commanders over the war in ukraine. he had since relocated to belarus. in a statement released on telegram channel the spokeswoman of russia s investigative committee, svetlana petrenko, said genetic tests had established the identities of all those on board. as part of the investigation of the plane crash in the tver region, molecular genetic examinations have been completed according to their results. the identities of all ten dead were established. they correspond to the list stated in the flight sheet. let s go live now to our security correspondent frank gardner. how certain can we be about what the russian authorities say they have confirmed? i russian authorities say they have confirmed? russian authorities say they have confirmed? ~ , ., , , , confirmed? i think this largely puts the nail in the confirmed? i think this largely puts the nail in the coffin confirmed? i think this la