Prigozhin had put an end to his brief mutiny after an agreement that established his exile with his men in Belarus and the charges against him dropped.
After his alleged death, doubts grew about the future of the militia and its members, accused of all kinds of abuses, including torture and extrajudicial executions in the places where they intervene.
The Kremlin said Friday that it was unaware of what would happen to the organization. “About (his) future, I can’t say anything right now, I don’t know,” Peskov said.
The Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko, seems to have it clearer.
“Wagner lived, lives and will live in Belarus,” he said. “The nucleus [de Wagner] stay here (…) Within a few days, the whole world will be here, up to 10,000 people,” he added.
identify the bodies
After the failed coup, Prigozhin continued to go to Russia and was received at least once in the Kremlin in June. The following month, he attended the great Russia-Africa summit.
The Russian air transport agency Rossaviatsia confirmed that Prigozhin was aboard the Brazilian-made Embraer Legacy private jet, which was flying between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Genetic tests are underway to identify the bodies of seven passengers and three crew members.
Among the alleged victims is Prigozhin’s right-hand man, Dmitri Utkin, a former officer in a special military intelligence unit and Wagner’s operational commander.