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Russian investigators have confirmed that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was among the 10 people killed when their plane crashed Wednesday, after carrying out genetic tests.

The warnings were there. Speculation about Yevgeny Prigozhin's eventual fate began soon after his march on Russia two months ago.

With a global military footprint, experts are asking how Wagner will fill the void left by its leader.

The fate of Wagner private mercenary group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was unclear on Wednesday evening, after his name was listed among passengers of a plane that crashed north of Moscow.

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin seems to have appeared in his first video address since leading an abortive mutiny against the Russian military in June where he claimed to be in Africa and spoke about "making Russia even greater on all continents, and Africa even freer."

The bizarre tale of Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian President Vladimir Putin's former pal-turned-mutineer, just got a whole lot weirder.

Charges against members of the mercenary group are also being dropped, Russia's security forces say.

Yevgeny Prigozhin is the founder and bombastic leader of Russia's private military group Wagner. His organization is now in the midst of an apparent insurrection, after claiming control of military facilities in two cities and threatening to march on Moscow.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of private military group Wagner, has vowed to retaliate after accusing Russia's military leadership of killing a "huge amount" of his forces in strikes -- a claim that defense officials quickly denied.