In a video relayed by Russian military bloggers, Yevgeny Prigojine displayed himself showing the body of a soldier he says was American, in the rubble of a building.
Wagner’s boss, Evguéni Prigojine, announced on Tuesday May 16 the death of an American volunteer engaged with Ukraine. In a video relayed by Russian military bloggers, he displayed himself showing the remains of a soldier he said was American.
“We will return it to the United States”
Standing next to the body of this soldier lying on his back shirtless, a wound in his stomach, he said in a solemn and ironic tone: “He came to meet us. Citizen of the United States of America”. Without giving his suit, Evgueni Prigojine shows the camera in the dark what looks like the personal documents of the soldier in question.
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“We will return him to the United States. We will put him in a coffin (with) the American flag. With respect, because he did not die in a grandfather’s bed but in the war”, affirms Evgueni Prigojine. Statements not immediately verifiable independently by AFP.
“I will do it especially for the Washington Post”
In a message published Tuesday evening by his press service, Evgueni Prigojine added that “of course, I will hand over the body” of this fighter to the American authorities. “I will do it especially for the Washington Post,” he added, days after the US daily reported that he had offered Ukrainian intelligence to provide him with information on the location of army units. Russian, in exchange for the withdrawal of Kyiv forces from Bakhmout.