In the aftermath of a fatal crash linked to the Moscow-to-St. Petersburg route, Russia’s Investigative Committee is coordinating with emergency services in the Tver region on Friday. Investigators recovered the aircraft’s black box and are examining it alongside other crucial objects and documents to establish all the circumstances surrounding the accident. The process is intended to support comprehensive forensic examinations and a full determination of what happened.
Officials from the committee said that, as part of the inquiry led by the governor of the Tver region, Igor Rudenya, emergency teams have begun collecting genetic material from ten deceased individuals to help with identification and formal accounting of the victims.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokespeople addressed ongoing public speculation about the incident, clarifying that there was no involvement by the Kremlin in the plane crash. Dmitry Peskov, the presidential press secretary, described the rumors as an absolute lie and emphasized the government’s position that the event is being investigated independently by competent authorities.
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