A trending video has emerged in the social media showing Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group, a private military company, refuting reports of his death.
It was previously reported that Yevgeny Prigozhin had died when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed, leaving no survivors.
Speculation arose that he was assassinated by Vladimir Putin in retaliation for a coup Prigozhin allegedly led in June against the dictator’s regime.
In the footage, Prigozhin, 62, is seen wearing military fatigues in a car, and says: ‘For those discussing whether or not I am alive.
‘How am I doing? It’s the weekend, the second half of August [20]23. I am in Africa,’ he says, speaking to camera. ‘So fans of discussing my elimination, intimate life, earnings, or whatever, as a matter of fact, everything is fine.’
The video was posted by Grey Zone, a Telegram channel linked to Wagner.
An earlier post by the channel showing his grave was captioned: ‘He once said that the dead speak louder than the living. He proved it!’
Grey Zone did not say when the footage was filmed.
The Russian warlord is known to have been in Africa, where Wagner has interests and military operations before returning to Moscow ahead of the air crash last week.
Pro-war Military Informant channel suspects the video was recorded on the weekend of 19-20 August, when he was in Africa days before Russia said he and nine others were killed when his business jet came down near Moscow.
See video below:
(TNG)
Stay ahead with the latest updates! Join The ConclaveNG on WhatsApp and Telegram for real-time news alerts, breaking stories, and exclusive content delivered straight to your phone. Don’t miss a headline — subscribe now!
