Yes. A lot of commenters here seem to be unaware that the Wagner Group had become uncomfortably powerful for Putin even prior to the Ukraine conflict, and that the incorporation of Wagner soldiers into the Russian Army is a clear signal that the Wagner Group is now being unwound and Prigozhin’s days as the leader of a “second russian army” are over. I suspect that Prigozhin realized that he was being “retired” far too late, made a rash, desperate attempt to court popular support (he’s prone to rash decisions) but decided that he probably couldn’t pull it off.