Wagner s image as a ruthless, hyperviolent organization that would do anything to protect the motherland. [ crowd chanting ]. reporter: even staged that dramatic uprising in june, mar marching troops towards moscow. many russians suspect prigozhin s presumed dead and this plane crash was cold hearted revenge. but the kremlin denies involvement. few urussians dare say otherwis, at least publicly. [ speaking in a non-english language ] reporter: some of my closest friends are wagner, says this man, who asked us to hide his identity at the memorial. they re just russian people, he tells me, who thought they were doing the right thing. they can t talk for prigozhin, he adds. who do you think is responsible for his death? who killed him?