Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s household and associates started divvying up his enterprise empire within the days earlier than his dying, it has emerged.

Prigozhin was aboard his non-public jet when it was allegedly blown from the sky between Moscow and St. Petersburg killing everybody onboard.

Some have speculated that the crash was retribution by Vladimir Putin for the abortive coup try launched by Prigozhin and Wagner earlier this 12 months.

Although Russian officers have claimed with certainty that Prigozhin was aboard the aircraft when it crashed, conspiracy theories are rife - notably in Russia - that the Wagner boss remains to be alive.

Now an investigation by the Russian media outlet Mozhem Obyasnit (We Can Explain) has discovered that his household started dividing the billionaire’s belongings days earlier than his dying, including to the thriller surrounding the aircraft crash.

In the times earlier than Prigozhin’s abrupt demise, structural modifications had been made to eight of the warlord’s most worthwhile firms.

Changes had been additionally made at an organization owned by Prigozhin’s son, Pavel, which created a derivative firm for tax functions.

Mozhem Obyasnit additionally discovered that Prigozhin’s mom Violetta hid details about herself from state registers whereas his widows was stripped of her possession of two of Prigozhin’s largest firms which had been then handed to his enterprise companion Dmitry Koshara.

While the true extent of Prigozhin’s enterprise empire stays a thriller, a raid at his St. Petersburg residence discovered paperwork suggesting he was concerned in tons of of firms in not less than 15 international locations.

The mercenary chief started his profession as a hotdog salesman after which caterer who rose via the ranks of Russian society by securing profitable Kremlin contracts.

For this motive, he finally turned generally known as “Putin’s Chef”. The oligarch continued his rise and finally fashioned the “troll farms” which unfold disinformation within the West. He then fashioned or took over, the budding Wagner group in 2014.

Prigozhin’s non-public military went on to struggle for Russian pursuits in Syria, Ukraine and Africa making him extraordinarily rich within the course of.

Wagner was additionally instrumental in combating for Russia following Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine - the group took Bakhmut after a 10-month-long bloody battle for town.

During that marketing campaign, Prigozhin turned more and more hostile in the direction of the Russian Ministry of Defence - specifically, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

This rivalry finally boiled over with Prigozhin demanding they be eliminated whereas turning his forces in the direction of Russia, a transfer which can have value him his life.

Still, not all Russians are satisfied of his dying and conspiracy theories are working rampant within the nation.

Many imagine Prigozhin was not on the aircraft in any respect or {that a} physique double was there in his place. Some theories purport that Vladimir Putin is conscious he's alive whereas others recommend he's planning his revenge in opposition to the Russian President.

The timing of Prigozhin’s household dividing up his wealth whereas he was nonetheless alive is more likely to gas the flames of those rumours.

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