The death of the boss of the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigojine, whose plane crashed on Wednesday in Russia, has been confirmed by genetic expertise, announced Sunday August 27 the Russian Investigation Committee. At the end of the “molecular genetic expertise”it has been established that the identities of the ten victims whose bodies were found after the crash, “match the list” passengers and crew members of the plane, including Evguéni Prigojine, the Investigation Committee said in a statement. Nine of the ten passengers were linked to the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. Follow our live.
Russian bombardments cause one death in the Kherson region. Shelling left one dead and four injured on Saturday in the Kherson region, according to what Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the regional military administration, wrote on Telegram. About sixty attacks were recorded, including 36 shellings, in particular on residential areas, he detailed.
The Ukrainian army advances on the southern front. The Ukrainian army recently carried out “significant new tactical progress” in the western part of the Zaporizhia region of southeastern Ukraine, the American think tank estimated on Saturday ISW. Ukrainian forces have advanced 1.5 km towards Novoprokopivka, their next objective after taking Robotyne, writes the ISW, based on geotagged images, published on Friday.
Russia claims to have shot down three Ukrainian drones. Russian air defenses shot down a drone approaching Moscow overnight from Friday to Saturday, said the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin. “There are no casualties or damage”, he added. Two other Ukrainian drones were shot down in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, including one by Russian air defense in the Chebekino district, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.