Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner group, was searched in his office and in the palace where he lives, in St. the operation of the Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian secret.
However, the Fontanka news agency, based in the city of St. Petersburg, revealed that the searches began on June 24, the very day the Wagner group was 200 kilometers from Moscow, in what was the height of the mercenary uprising. under the leadership of Prigozhin.
Wednesday’s report shows boxes full of rubles in the office, bundles of dollars in the residence, which also housed a helicopter, and a hideout discovered where several weapons, ammunition, fake passports and a collection of wigs are in a locker.
But Prigozhin’s palace hid even more surprises, such as a fully equipped medical treatment room, gold bars, an embalmed crocodile and a collection of “souvenir hammers”, used by the head of Wagner’s mercenaries to punish traitors.
It should be noted that after the uprising, Prigozhin moved to Belarus following an agreement between Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
However, the maximum leader of Russia’s main ally came this Thursday to say that Yevgeny Prigozhin is currently in St. Petersburg, the Russian city where he has his residence.
Lukashenko also added that Wagner fighters are in their camps, where they were after leaving Bakhmut. “As far as I know, the fighters of the Wagner group are in their camps, where they were after they retreated from the front line. After Bakhmut, they went to their camps, and this is where they are now,” he said.
Source: DN
