{"id":117980,"date":"2023-08-27T10:29:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T10:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=117980"},"modified":"2023-08-27T10:29:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T10:29:52","slug":"kgb-godfather-could-fill-void-of-wagner-leader-following-prigozhins-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/kgb-godfather-could-fill-void-of-wagner-leader-following-prigozhins-death\/","title":{"rendered":"KGB ‘Godfather’ could fill void of Wagner leader following Prigozhin’s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the death of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, a new mercenary force has been tipped to fill the void.<\/p>\n

The leaderless group, left reeling from the death of Prigozhin on August 23, is now seeking out a new commander as they warn Vladimir Putin of "revenge".<\/p>\n

But the group could find themselves controlled by a Russian figurehead as seven candidates are thrown to the group as security "firms" fight for ownership of the group.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Vladimir Putin blasts West for 'complete lie' about Wagner plane crash<\/b><\/p>\n

One group hoping to step into the gap is Redut founder Gennady Timchenko, who is so far tipped as the likely next leader for the militia. <\/p>\n

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Business assets and Wagner missions would be handled by Redut, which is in turn controlled by the Russian intelligence service as a way to manage Kremlin officials and top army brass. <\/p>\n

Redut's founding was claimed to be used in the protection of factories, with Timchenko's ties to Putin as a former KGB agent seeing him take up the reigns of the company. <\/p>\n

Timchenko was allegedly proposed for the position by the Russian military and described as the "godfather" for the project, the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n

Redut missions saw two teams of 55 and 65 men respectively dropped into Syria before the war in Ukraine, by which point the Russian government had set its sights on other militias to reduce reliance on Wagner.<\/p>\n

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