# Prigozhin's death accelerated the restructuring of Wagner's overseas network

Date: 2023

Wagner leader [Yevgeny Prigozhin](/people/yevgeny-prigozhin) died in a plane crash two months after the group's rebellion. Subsequent reporting described Moscow absorbing Wagner veterans and African deployments into more directly controlled structures, especially the Africa Corps.

## Drivers

- Private Military Formation Activity: https://factrail.ai/drivers/private-military-formation-activity

## Sources

- https://apnews.com/article/b29349be737cbc14dfc435b3536711eb
- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/wagner-lost-veteran-fighters-mali-ambush-setback-russias-africa-campaign-2024-09-11/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/prigozhin-death-wagner-transition-2023