Putin: There are grenade fragments in the body of leader Wagner

According to TASS , Mr. Putin said a question was being raised about what happened to the management of the Wagner company.

"The head of the investigative committee has just informed me recently. Hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of those killed in the crash. There was no external impact on the plane and this is a verified fact," Mr. Putin affirmed.

Ông Putin: Có mảnh lựu đạn trong thi thể lãnh đạo Wagner - Ảnh 1.

Russian President Vladimir Putin - Photo: TASS

The Russian president continued: "The investigation is ongoing but unfortunately no tests have been carried out to determine whether alcohol or drugs were present in the deceased's blood."

He also revealed that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) found 5 kg of cocaine in the Wagner company office in St. Petersburg, along with 10 billion rubles.

The statements were made by the Russian President at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club on October 5.

Earlier, a plane carrying tycoon Wagner Prigozhin and several key leaders of this private military company crashed on August 23 while en route to St. Petersburg. All on board were killed.

According to AP, a preliminary assessment by US intelligence concluded that the accident was a deliberate explosion, suggesting that Mr. Prigozhin was assassinated. The Kremlin quickly responded, saying the above allegations were "complete lies".

The incident occurred two months after Mr Prigozhin led a failed uprising in Russia.

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