Key takeaways:
- Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military contractor, appears to make his first address since leading a failed mutiny against Russian commanders in June in a video released on Monday.
- The video appears to be a recruitment drive for the Wagner Group, which has been active in Africa.
- The Wagner Group is a private military contractor that has been linked to the Kremlin and has been active in Syria, Ukraine, and other countries. Prigozhin has been sanctioned by the U.S. for his involvement in the Wagner Group.
A video released on Monday appears to show Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military contractor, making his first address since leading a failed mutiny against Russian commanders in June.
The 41-second clip, which was published by several Telegram channels affiliated with Wagner, shows the man standing in a desert-like area, dressed in military fatigues and wearing a bulletproof vest featuring the Wagner logo. Prigozhin is seen holding a rifle and speaking in Russian, hinting at his location in Africa.
“Everything is how we like it,” Prigozhin appears to say in the video. “We will make Africa more free and make Russia even greater on every continent.”
The exact whereabouts of the exiled mercenary leader remain unknown two months after the mutiny. However, the video appears to be a recruitment drive for the Wagner Group, which has been active in Africa.
CBS News has not verified Prigozhin’s location or when the video was taken. It is unclear if the video was taken before or after the failed mutiny in June.
The Wagner Group is a private military contractor that has been linked to the Kremlin and has been active in Syria, Ukraine, and other countries. Prigozhin has been sanctioned by the U.S. for his involvement in the Wagner Group.
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