Russian authorities released photos of the interior of the mansion of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday, April 5, taken during searches of the building as part of the investigation into the “armed uprising”. the mercenary.
Large amounts of cash, gold, wigs, passports and weapons can be seen in the pictures, which were broadcast on the Russian channel TV Rossiya 1’s program “60 Minutes”.
The release of the pictures comes a day after the Russian government returned about 10 billion rubles (about 102 million euros) to Prigozhin, seized during a search of the mansion in St. Petersburg.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars and five gold bars were also returned, according to the Russian press.
The Wagner Group chief halted rebellion movements against the military command on June 24, less than 24 hours after occupying Rostov, a key southern city.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the uprising as a “deadly threat” and a stab in the back. The uprising ended after Prigozhin negotiated an agreement with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Footage from the search of Prigozhin’s villa in St. Petersburg
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