Few know where Yevgeny Prigozhin is. That he should be in Belarus is not true, according to dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko.
At the same time as the Wagner leader is gone without a trace – Russian forces have carried out raids on his properties in St. Petersburg.
The Belarusian dictator Lukashenko was instrumental in brokering the agreement that ended the Wagner group’s short-lived attempted uprising during the Midsummer weekend. He now appears to have no confirmed information on the Wagner leader’s whereabouts or whereabouts.
– As for Yevgeny Prigozhin, he is in St. Petersburg, says the Belarusian dictator
at a press conference on Thursday, adding:
– Where is he now? He might go to Moscow in the morning.
At the same time, pictures are being spread in the Russian media from a crackdown on what is claimed to be Prigozhin’s residence and office in St. Petersburg.
Beard and wig
The pictures, the authenticity of which could not be confirmed, show large wads of banknotes, fake passports with Prigozhin’s name on them but with other people’s photos, as well as a jacket strewn with medals that the Wagner leader has been presented with.
There are also a number of photos of Prigozhin posing in various wigs, loose beards and foreign uniforms. Other photos show lined up severed heads and a sledgehammer with the inscription “For Important Negotiations”.
That the images are now released is interpreted as part of the propaganda campaign that the Kremlin has launched against Yevgeny Prigozhin after the uprising.
Via Telegram, the Wagner group criticizes Russian authorities and believes that their attempts at propaganda have had the opposite effect and believes that the leaked images only show what a successful businessman Prigozhin is.