Moscow, August 27 (QNA) - The Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed that Wagner group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash.

Russia's Investigation Committee said that the results of genetic tests had confirmed the identities of all ten people who died in the crash last Wednesday.

"Molecular-genetic examinations have been completed as part of the investigation into the plane crash in the Tver region," Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said.

"According to their results, the identities of all 10 victims were established, they correspond to the list stated in the flight list," she added.

Following the plane crash, Russian aviation authorities said the aircraft was flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg before it crashed.

Russian officials opened an investigation into air traffic violations after the incident.

The Investigative Committee on Sunday did not provide further details as to what may have caused the crash.

(QNA)