Morawiecki believes Wagner threat still in place exists despite reports of Prigozhin’s possible death

That’s according to Radio Poland, Ukrinform reports.

Morawiecki believes that from now on, mercenaries will report directly to the Kremlin.

"Let everyone now answer the question: does Wagner Group, which is currently stationed in Belarus, pose a greater or lesser threat? See, for me it is a rhetorical question. Wagner Group, which is now under the direct control of Putin and his people, will be exploited even more than before – or at least to the same extent – as a tool for provocation, blackmail, attacks, and all kinds of aggression to stir the security situation and destabilize countries bordering Russia and Belarus," he said.

Satellite images taken by the Planet Labs service indicate that the dismantling of tents is being observed in field camps earlier set up for Wagner Group in the village of Tsel near Osipovichi, central Belarus.

Of more than 270 tents in which Russian mercenaries stayed, 101 were removed. Each tent hosted nearly 20 persons so it is believed that up to 2,000 Wagner personnel left the base.

At the same time, the military hardware parked at the base remains in place.

Independent analysts believe that some soldiers from Wagner Group could have been redeployed to other bases and training grounds within Belarus.

The Polish Ministry of Internal Affairs estimates the number of Wagner mercenaries on Belarusian territory at 5,000.

As reported, on August 23, a business jet, which Russian media said carried on board the leader of Russia’s notorious Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, crashed in Russia’s Tver region.

The inquiry into the causes of the crash is underway in Russia.