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| Kremlin describes investigation into the death of Prigozhin |
| 2023-10-07 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The report of the head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, on the investigation into the crash of the plane of the entrepreneur, ex-head of the Wagner PMC Evgeny Prigozhin , which was spoken about by Russian President Vladimir Putin , was not final, the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov told reporters on October 6. “This was not the final report. The President said that this report is yet to be finalized,” he said. Peskov also refused to provide details of the investigation and the timing of its completion. He called for waiting for the final report. As Regnum reported, on October 5, at a session of the Valdai discussion club, Putin spoke about the preliminary results of the investigation into the crash of Prigozhin’s plane, presented by Bastrykin. Investigators determined that there was no external influence on board. At the same time, fragments of hand grenades were found in the bodies of the victims . Russian Roulette with Grenades? Putin noted that it was necessary to examine the bodies for the presence of alcohol or drugs, but this was not done. In addition, he recalled that during the searches, not only 10 billion rubles were found in the Wagner office, but also cocaine. The crash occurred on August 23. The Embraer Legacy private plane, on board of which, in addition to Prigozhin, was the commander of the Wagner group, Dmitry Utkin , crashed near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver region. In total there were 10 people on the plane, all of them died. More from regnum.ru Serykh pilot: explosion in Prigozhin’s business jet could have occurred near the wing mount [Regnum] The explosion in the plane on which the businessman, ex-head of the Wagner PMC Evgeny Prigozhin died, probably occurred closer to the middle of the cabin, near the place where the wing is attached to the fuselage, Honored Pilot of Russia Evgeny Serykh told RIA Novosti on October 6. He noted that, judging by the videos of eyewitnesses of the disaster posted online, the plane’s wing fell off before the fall, and the debris fell almost vertically. The expert noted that the explosion must have been strong. “I assume that one grenade will not tear off the wing. Apparently something bigger exploded. Or a few grenades,” Serykh said. The pilot also recalled that the grenade itself does not explode; someone had to pull the pin. He suggested that the grenades could have been loaded on board in advance, since passengers with such cargo would not have been allowed through. The answer to how the grenades ended up on the plane remains to be found by the investigation, the expert added. Serykh also emphasized that it is impossible to land a plane if its wing is torn off. For this reason, the crew had no chance, the pilot added. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 "Well, we went into the conference room. We each put a bottle of vodka on the table, and sat around telling funny stories until half empty. Then we wrote the report." |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-10-07 08:40 |