Wagner mercenaries were on Thursday reported to be trying to head back into Russia after threatening retaliation over the suspected killing of their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on the orders of Vladimir Putin. “The convoys are likely heading towards the border with Russia,” the centre said. “There’s a lot talk right now about what the Wagner Group will do,” he said.
Doubtful. They are mercenaries and won’t be getting paid anymore. Mercenaries have no allegiance to anybody.
Just because the leader was presumably killed, doesn’t mean they stop getting paid. Do you get fired from your job if your boss dies?
If your boss is the CEO and owner, maybe yeah.
If your boss was the one that had connections with the client, then maybe eventually yeah.
Yeah, was gonna say. A CEO dying doesn’t stop the paychecks in a normal company, but if the CEO was murdered by the company’s only client…
I know of two small ? (Not sure what the cutoff is) businesses and payroll would stop if they died. They would be paid eventually as the companies have assets, but it would take a while for them to pick up the pieces. Basically for one of them their lead saleswoman would have to assume the role and teach herself basically everything he was doing. Instead of hiring HR/AP/Etc. he outsourced everything to programs and other companies other than sales, design and production. I honestly don’t know if the company would survive if he died, which is sad because the lead saleswoman is his wife.
They’re in the hire of Russia, do you imagine Russia is going to pay them to march on Moscow
If they aren’t getting paid, might that instigate some revolt as well?
And who do you suppose is paying them? Putin?
I’m gonna guess they were possibly expecting this and there’s backup plans.
Idk about that one, they’re employed by Wagner, Wagner is essentially the business entity that allows them to operate as a mercenary group. Who knows how much loyalty they have to their own command structure? If I were the owner of a private Merc army, I would try to instill as much loyalty as I can so they don’t turn on me.
It could be a move to force Putin to pay them off now they are masterless.
I’m sure there would be lots to loot, or taking ownership of profitable ex government corporations…