[000:00:00;00] the, this is dw news lie from berlin. the death of wagner chief, he's getting precaution, is confirmed by russian investigators. they say dna test to verify the identities of everyone on board. the plane that crashed under unclear circumstances outside moscow. big ocean and his tom wagner, deputies were on the passenger list. also coming on. the hunt is off for the loch ness monster. modern technology could be key to solving at long last, the ministry of scotlands,

most famous mythical creature. the elusive nesting the mariana evans dean. it's good to have you with us. russian investigators say they have confirmed that the head of the wagner mercenary group, he's getting pretty goshen was among 10 people killed in a plane crash on wednesday. but there was no word on what caused the business jetta plumber to the ground while on route to saint petersburg. p 0 for the dispute. 4 days after his plane crash near moscow, russian investigators have confirmed that wagner, chief, you have guinea precaution was among the 10 people killed when the plane went down north west of the capital, russia's investigative committee and bounced the news on the telegram messaging up around to go over notes harsh of the investigation into the plane crash. this is

molecular. genetic examinations have been completed for you. according to the results, the identities of all 10 died has been established and they correspond to the names on the flight list where you are within the most pollute somebody still in the aftermath of the crash, there was speculation about whether precaution was on the flight that he might have faked his own death to disappear after angry russian president vladimir putin during his short lived revolt against russia's military leadership in june. moscow hopes the announcement will put an end to that speculation. experts police will also deter other as attempted to challenge the word with ukraine or the authority of the russian president. is the whole point behind good in doing this and doing it in so demonstrative away. he is trying to give people that sense of pause and say, okay, you may not like the way things are going. but if you go against me, i have the means to take you out. that's what he's trying to signal and reestablish

his own sense of authority. there have been outpourings of sympathy for promotion in many cities across russia, including in the capital. this makes shift memorial to the crash victims and central moscow has been growing bigger with each passing day. questions still remain about the cause of the crash and what or who was responsible. aviation authorities say the flight recorders were confiscated and a detailed examination of the crash site continues. and dw is dimitria plenty oven is following the story for us, and he joins me in the studio for more demetrius so much speculation about the circumstances of this plane crash, whether pig ocean was even on board. does this statement by the investigative committee finally provide some clarity? well, um or yeah, and what's interesting about this statement is that the committee didn't mention any details as to what they think may may have caused the crash. so was it an

explosion on board? was it he'd by me so, so there's no mentioning of that. they actually also sort of not directly confirming that regarding his dad because they points at the least, which was published by the russian civilization authority. and if you're in a few hours after the crash saying that he was listed as a passenger. so they're saying that the results of dna correspond to those people in debris garden is one of them. but they're not saying like use that. but okay, he, they are, they will, sorry, it is. and so on one hand, they're saying they can be no more speculation. so he's that, that's it. let's move on. on the other hand, many in deposition, let's say in some more skeptical parts of society. they say they see this investigative committee, which is supposed to be independent, is just another part of the kremlin repression machine. so they basically very skeptical the question, everything this agencies saying investigating can be one of those. so it may as

well happen that people who chose to believe that progression actually wasn't on that plane. and he use this as a set up to escape and disappear somewhere. he may as well still be alive because the reputation of the agency with this statement is so tarnished. now this story has generated so much international attention. but what about inside russia? how is rushing media covering it? well, we have to remember that most of the media that i'm doing this independent journalism, they have left the country. so they basically have no limits. so they covered the story as any other credible median use organization. just, you know, following this, as things were happening. some of the uh, let's go with private, meet organizations remaining on remaining in russia and still working despite the pressure from the kremlin. they are, they have the stories, one of the top stories today. and what's interesting, if you look at the side stage media channels and their websites they spend,

i'd say about 30 seconds reporting on this story today. and there is a quite a little, a lot of evidence suggesting that they are very tightly controlled by the kremlin. and they basically told what and how to report and then the story by they put things office. so it was just another confirmation that they want to downplay the importance of the story. and people getting information just from the source would think. this is not a very important story cuz it's just 30 seconds worth of time. that said, we have to remember pretty gosh and was a very popular figure in russia. what's been the reaction of just ordinary russians then to his dash and the unclear circumstances surrounding it? yeah, exactly. i mean, you have this the, the state me to down play an important the story. and then we started that report by me. lisa is that this makes you feel important. memorials appeared in cities across the country and they continue growing. and what's interesting is also that the police are not disrupting this kind of gathering. so for example,

if you bring flowers to some symbolic spots in moscow, after a russian, we sell attack ukraine and which civilians were killed. so then you would be arrested almost immediately, but now nothing like this obviously is happening. so and they continue to grow. but this also may remind you of the scenes that we saw and rust off on dawn when progression and he's fighters were leaving the seat after that one day mutiny. so they were cheer done by local residents, appraised as heroes. so apparently there is this part of society which definitely sees up regarding as a hero, who was, you know, have just fights and corruption in the russian that leads and was trying to do good for the country as they see it. but also at the same time, we don't see the numbers large enough to suggest the depths look, majority of russian supports him and would say that the absolute majority of russians still chooses not to make any public statement on the war in ukraine and whatever the kremlin does tell you is dimitri when you haven't dimitri,

really great to hear insights. thank you. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making use this our sim bomb boys incumbent. president's ever swimming and knock law has won a 2nd term in office. according to the countries election commission. securing 52 percent of the votes, the opposition leader nelson chinese uh, got 44 percent as contested. the results in claims he is the rightful winner. international observers say the election fell short of democratic standards in his air, tens of thousands of people have rallied in the capital in support of cool leaders . one months after the democratically elected president was deposed, the one that has ordered the french ambassador to leave by to 9th france has rejected the demand saying it does not recognize the military install a government. a space ex dragon space craft, caring for astronauts,

has docked at the international space station. the crew from the west, denmark, japan, and russia will be replacing for other aster knox has been living in the station since march is the if time space excess launch the crew for nasa. well, hundreds of monster hunters have gathered in the scottish highlands in the hopes of finding the legendary loch ness monster. it's the largest hunt for the elusive creature of scottish for floor in over 50 years. the search teams are equipped with advanced technology that they hope will provide proof of the monster nickname nessie legend has it that below the surface of these marquee walters, lex and munster of the deep hoards of volunteers, and nessie enthusiasts gathered at last night in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the famous creature just don't know it exists,

which is why the course this weekend is so intriguing and so important. there are any opportunities as to what this creature is that people have been citing since the 19 therapies now should be on the 1st site. thing actually happened them from this hotel where i'm sitting right now. this year's size of the law makes exploration a challenge. it can hold more water than all of england and wales lakes together. none the less, the expedition deployed drones with thermal scanners. bolts with infrared cameras and an underwater hydra fully to try to unravel a mystery. this has captivated the world for generations. there's no corner of the globe you can go to why you haven't heard of the lot next month so, so everyone knows it by set, but it's still today. one of the world's biggest on us to questions is still one of

our biggest mr. is walters the loch ness months the there has been over a size and claim sightings of a creature in the water over the decades. there was a famous photo later revealed to have been a hoax. some have suggested the monster could be a prehistoric marine reptile. the legend has sustained a major tourism industry. i come from fraud, suggested to the deluxe, because since i'm younger, it was like some of the come on surveys of all the look in this. and i'm really interesting about that. this search has brought up little evidence, but it hasn't disprove the existence of a creature. nancy is a mess that refuses to be debunked. andreas wolf is a journalist who has been following the search for now since the beginning and we understand you were on site at lock last yesterday and today. welcome andrea's. so

as we heard, apparently this is apparently, this is a biggest ton for nessie and 50 here is what exactly sparked this search on this particular weekend? that's right, and i on a, well, i believe it's mainly to do with the bonds of technology. so there's maybe 2 new things that they've deployed for the 1st time this weekend. during the day they were using these hydro phones that they lowered down from boats into the law to, to listen to sounds. and as alex mckenna all the law and this exploration told me yesterday, and they were all very excited when they heard for what he described as boots. um and then that they ran to see to see if the record or how captured as a recorder hadn't been turned on. but there were a few witnesses on the bullets who heard the 4 blues, but he also admitted and they told him that it could while i've been a dock or

a wave or something like that. so i'm, i'm a said we're not much further. now tonight is there also hoping to deploy drones with infrared cameras which they weren't able to deploy last night because of the weather, but they're hoping to do it tonight. all right, so some on identified loops as you put it under is tell us perhaps a bit about the people who have come to take part in the hunt for the loch ness monster. are they torres, are they locals? like who's involved in this search as well? i think this mess has captured both tourist locals alike and as your report outlined there, there were people from around the wells there this weekend. and indeed, i remember speaking to a camera team from japan. so it does indeed capture every one but the locals as well, and not just those working in the tourism industry. and i also remember when i went

to college here in scotland, 20 years ago we had a computer engineer. it was from la fitness. and he was absolutely certain as a little boy, he had seen the months or so people are quite serious about this year. and if this dismiss, if i can call up that, if this story has fascinated people for such a long time, would it actually be a good thing if the mystery solved or is better if the mystery remains unsolved? wow, that's a big question, isn't. that's where i'm, i'm not sure how to answer. um it's one thing is sure i'll have or it has captured the imagination of so many people and i think this weekend has if anything um yeah. spark dodge. imagine nation again. this is going to keep going. so, um, well, i gonna keep going looking for, for the monster um,

and i understand tomorrow is gonna be going through here. the final outcome of this weekend. all right, that was a journalist, andre is, was bringing us up to date on the search for the loch ness monster and reyes. thank you very much. thank you. my. uh and that's the latest on the w news, this our a mary anna evans thing. thanks for watching the . 7 because you daniels and thank you belong to the 77 percent to come to i don't good and 65 full was while all those top 5 years, 31 to 115. we are here to help you make up your mind. we are here