Written by Michael Thervil
Wagner Commander Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wednesday of last it was reported by media outlets worldwide that Wagner Commander Yevgeny Prigozhin was involved in a plane crash that resulted in the loss of not only his life and at least 10 others. As of late, Russian Investigators confirmed by DNA analysis that the Wanger Commander Yevgeny Prigozhin has been killed in the plane crash that shocked the Wagner Group on August 23. We are quite sure that he will be greatly missed by many people. Outside of his death there are at least 2 questions that people around the world are asking. “What is going to happen to the Wagner Group now that their commander is dead?” And “did Russian President Vladimir Putin have anything to do with it?”. Again, as we stated in the previous article on this topic, we are not going to engage in any speculation as we only deal with the facts of the matter.
But what we can say is that it is without question that the Wagner Group will not only be able to move forward but they will also have the ability to grow exponentially. Keep in mind that the Wagner Group currently has at least roughly 25,000 contractors or more within their ranks. We can say this because of their appeal as a security contracting service provider through what is known as the “Sahel” in Africa. The Sahelconsist of at least 10 African countries that span from the western part of Africa all the way to the most eastern part of Africa. Moreover, the Wagner Group has operated in Syria and Ukraine. With that, there are more than enough presidential leaders, diplomats, VIPs and Principals, and militaries that need augmented forces that are willing to pay top dollar for them to continue to provide security contracting services.
Wagner Commander Yevgeny Prigozhin
As with any large organizations, it is to be expected that there will be some kind of internal differences during the leadership transitioning phase, but we can forecast that the Wagner Group will remain in tack and will continue to expand their operations throughout Africa. Addressing the second question that people around the world are asking is: “did Russian President Vladimir Putin have anything to do with it?”. Again, until proven otherwise, we at VEDA Magazine will hold the position that President Vladimir Putin did not have anything to do with commander Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crashing.
It is worthy of note that President Putin has been friends with Yevgeny Prigozhin since the early 1990’s. According to President Putting Yevgeny Prigozhin is “a talented businessman” who “dealt with oil, gas, precious metals and gems”. This would be fitting given the fact that the Wanger Group is providing security contracting services for payment in Gold and other precious minerals and metals.
There have also been mass media outlets that have made the statement that the mistake Yevgeny Prigozhin made was that he crossed President Putin. And that stamen could be very well true, however, it doesn’t necessarily mean that President Putting had anything to do with the downing of Yevgeny Prigozhin plane. We will keep you informed on this situation as it unfolds in the future.
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