Moscow [Russia], October 6: Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 5 shared some findings of the investigation into the plane crash carrying Mr. Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the private military company Wagner.
"The head of the Investigation Committee recently informed me that grenade fragments were found in the bodies of the victims. There was no external impact on the plane. Now, the truth has been confirmed." accept," President Putin spoke at the Valdai Discussion Club event in the Russian city of Sochi, according to RT Radio.
Mr. Prigozhin and several of his close associates died on August 23, when the commercial plane carrying them crashed in western Russia.
President Putin added that the remains have not yet been examined for traces of drugs and alcohol. "I believe that such an inspection should be conducted," Mr. Putin emphasized.
Also at the above event, Mr. Putin revealed that a warehouse of cocaine was discovered in the Wagner company's office. "We know that. [The Federal Security Service] found not only 10 billion [rubles] in cash in the company's [office] in the city of St.Petersburg, but also 5 kilograms of cocaine," Putin said.
Police and members of the security forces searched Wagner's premises shortly after Mr. Prigozhin's uprising. On June 23, Mr. Prigozhin announced that his troops would advance toward Moscow, but backed down on June 24 after reaching an agreement with the government.
During a meeting in the Kremlin reported on Russian television on August 24, President Putin for the first time mentioned the crash of Mr. Prigozhin's personal plane and sent his condolences to the relatives of the 10 people who died. . "He is a man with a difficult destiny, he made some serious mistakes in his life," Mr. Putin said, adding that boss Wagner achieved achievements for himself and for his efforts. was entrusted by the President of Russia in the last months of his life. "He is a talented businessman," the Russian President commented, and affirmed that Russia would carry out a full investigation into the plane crash.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper