Surprising revelation about the character who may have taken over the Wagner empire
(Dan Tri) – Pavel Prigozhin, 25 years old, son of tycoon Yevgeny Prigozhin, may have become the next leader of the private military corporation Wagner, taking over this empire, the Institute for the Study of War said.
Owner of the private military corporation Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin in a video speech on August 21 (Photo: Pravda).
On October 2, ISW cited information from a Telegram channel closely related to Wagner saying that Pavel Prigozhin was recently said to have taken over the Wagner private military corporation.
According to ISW, Pavel is negotiating with the Russian National Guard (Rosgvardia) about Wagner’s future after his father, tycoon Yevgeny Prigozhin, died in a plane crash in Russia in August. The content of the negotiations is said to revolve around
A photo circulating on social networks is believed to be tycoon Prigozhin’s will stating that Pavel is the sole heir to his estate and private military force Wagner.
Although last October, Prigozhin first admitted to founding the private military company Wagner after a decade of denials, to this day, much of the network of companies he controls remains a secret.
Prigozhin’s business empire is mainly known for supplying mercenaries, but also includes major business networks, construction, logistics, mining.
Many of the deals that Wagner-related companies signed with African governments were not official, but were negotiated by Mr. Prigozhin himself.
Before founding Wagner in 2014, Prigozhin amassed a large fortune thanks to food supply contracts for the Russian military.
Pavel Prigozhin, son of tycoon Wagner Prigozhin (Photo: Dailymail).
According to documents shared online, Pavel will inherit assets of more than 120 million USD.
According to the will, the inheritance includes a 3-story house in St.
The Telegram channel close to Wagner also said that Pavel intends to recover more than $800 million in debt from Wagner’s `customers`.
The will was notarized on March 2, but ISW cannot currently confirm the authenticity of this document.
The future of Wagner and who is really the leader of this force is a matter of concern after boss Prigozhin and a number of Wagner’s senior commanders died in a plane crash in Russia on August 23.
Recent news reports say that some groups of Wagner soldiers have begun to return to the battlefields of Ukraine.
TASS news agency reported on September 28 that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Russian Deputy Minister of Defense, General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and Andrey Troshev, a retired Russian colonel and former
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later confirmed that Mr. Troshev is working at the Russian Ministry of Defense.