«Prigozhin's legacy will be divided»
A business jet with tail number RA-02795 crashed in the Tver region. This aircraft belongs to businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Federal Air Transport Agency has already reported that a person with such a name and surname was listed among the passengers of the crashed board. Political scientist Sergei Markov told MK what the future of Prigozhin's numerous projects could be if the information about his death in a plane crash is confirmed.
Whether Yevgeny Prigozhin died or not is still in question. The Federal Air Transport Agency has launched an investigation into the crash of its Embraer aircraft. The plane crashed tonight in the Tver region.
Political scientist Sergei Markov suggested that the death of a business jet could not have been accidental.
“In such situations, there can be any accidents, but it is most likely that this is not accidental,” Markov said in an interview with MK. Later, in his telegram channel, the political scientist suggested that the cause of the plane crash could be “a Ukrainian terrorist attack on Ukraine’s independence day.”
As for Prigozhin’s projects, Sergei Markov believes that they will not be closed if he dies .
— The military training project in Belarus will continue, as it is necessary for the Belarusian army. Prigozhin's legacy will be divided. PMC «Wagner» is already part of the Ministry of Defense, — the expert explained.
The PMC fighters themselves will face a choice. Markov sees four scenarios for them.
— The first option is to go to Africa. This is an important project, it will continue to exist. But for these units, they will probably pick up new chiefs. The second option is to go to Belarus to train military personnel. The third way is to sign a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry. Finally, they can simply demobilize and go home, the political scientist concluded.