Whether Wagner still exists and in what form is currently not entirely clear. Since the coup by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, the structure of paramilitary society has been reformed – and heads have rolled.
Vladimir Putin increased the pressure on Wagner and Prigozhin: their buildings were searched by the local authorities. In addition, the Russian president has appropriated his former chef’s media outlets and blocked the group’s news sites in Russia. Prigozhin, now branded a traitor, sees himself and his shadow army lose influence.
Where exactly Prigozhin is is not entirely clear. He was suspected on Belarusian territory. However, he is not there yet, as President Lukashenko said at a press conference on Thursday.
It has now become known that Wagner has fired one of his most important executives: the former colonel in the Russian army, Andrei Troschev. The announcement was made through a Telegram channel linked to the Wagner Group.
The statement said Troshev was relieved of his duties effective June 30. Wagner reports that his successor will be the Russian officer Dmitry Podolsky.
Who is Andrei Troshev?
Troshev is a retired colonel and has fought in numerous wars in Afghanistan, Syria and Chechnya. For his services – serving, training and leading the Syrian Armed Forces in the field, to name a few – he was awarded the highest honor: “Hero of the Russian Federation”. In addition, he acted as executive director of the paramilitary Wagner.
🫡 Andrei Troshev, chef de la Ligue des anciens combattants, recu also 2 orders of courage, 2 orders of l’étoile rouge et une médaille de l’ordre du mérite pour la patrie, 2nd class pic.twitter.com/iQmAmZy4QA
— Octar Ruga (@Octar Ruga) April 19, 2023
During Prigozhin’s mutiny, Troschev is said to have worked in a control center away from shots and grenades – and probably made mistakes there. Thanks to him, the “March of Justice” organized by Prigozhin is said to have reached the highest circles of the Kremlin. Russia’s Telegram channels have circulated a document allegedly leaked by the Russian Secret Service (FSB) that suggests the veteran briefed senior Kremlin officials on the Wagner group’s planned uprising, Newsweek reports. It’s probably been replaced now.
Did other Wagner leaders also leave?
The other important figures in the Wagner structure have been silent since Prigozhin’s fall.
Only Dimitri Outkin is heard. He is considered a co-founder of the paramilitary society – and is said to have played a role in the mutiny. However, it is not yet known to what extent he was involved. Several media reported that he was in a tank and was rolling towards Moscow.
In an article distributed via Telegram, Outkin writes:
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