Russian investigators have confirmed that the pilot of the plane which crashed, resulting in the loss of all on board including mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, has died, as per a source familiar with the matter.
The source also mentioned that a genetic match has yet to be confirmed.
According to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, an Embraer executive jet carrying Prigozhin as a passenger crashed in Tver region, north of Moscow, on August 23.
The flight manifest listed six other passengers and a crew of three, including pilot Alexei Levshin.
A source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, disclosed that investigators have informed Levshin’s family of his presence on the aircraft and have provided “documentary proof.”
The source noted that Levshin’s family is scheduled to undergo a DNA test later on Friday to confirm their relation to him.
It was not mentioned by investigators what happened to the other individuals documented as being on board the flight.
(Reporting by Filipp Lebedev, editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Angus MacSwan)
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