The Telegram media channel of the Wagner (Russia) private military group (Russia) posted a short video on August 21 that shows tycoon Yevgeny Prigozhin dressed in field clothing, carrying a weapon, and speaking from a location in Africa.
The image shows the rear view of the tycoon with trucks full of gunmen visible in the distance on the steppe. In the video, Mr Prigozhin said he was in a place where the temperature reached 50 degrees Celsius.
“Wagner conducts reconnaissance and search operations to make Russia greater on all continents and more freely in Africa. Justice and happiness for all Africans” rt Quoted tycoon Prigozhin’s statement – “Wagner is pursuing terrorist groups that are becoming warlike, such as Islamic State (ISIS), Al-Qaeda”.
It appears that Private Military Major Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin is in Africa. Photo: MX
This is Tycoon Prigozhin’s most public and visible appearance nearly 2 months after Wagner’s forces failed to put down an uprising in Russia.
“Wagner is recruiting real heroes to carry out the assigned tasks and we are determined to be able to handle them,” Prigozhin said, without specifying what those tasks were.
Meanwhile, sheet daily animal According to Ukrainian sources, the number of Wagner members has dropped from about 5,800 to 4,400 since the failed June uprising.
This is partly because their income has declined in recent weeks when they moved to Belarus.
