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Prigozhin Registers 'Real Estate' Firm In Belarusian Village, Site Of Reported Tent Camp


Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin records a video address during his short-lived mutiny in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24.
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin records a video address during his short-lived mutiny in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24.

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has registered a "real estate management" firm in Belarus following his aborted mutiny against Russia's military leadership last month. Concord Management and Consulting was registered in the village of Tsel, with Prigozhin as chief, Reform.by news reported. In June, the Kremlin said it struck a deal with Prigozhin to end his insurrection, saying the mercenary leader would move to Belarus and have charges against him dropped, while his force would move to Belarus. His location now is uncertain. Tsel, a former garrison for members of a Belarusian missile brigade, is the site where a tent camp began to appear in June. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, click here.


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