First video speech released after the Wagner incident? Prigo Ren may be in Wagner, Africa | Video | Event
According to foreign media reports, since the Wagner incident in June, the founder of the Russian private military group Wagner, Prigoren, released his first video speech on Wagner's social media account on the 21st, which may have been filmed in Africa.
According to Reuters, in the video, Prigo stands in a desert wearing a camouflage suit, holding a rifle. There are many armed personnel and a pickup truck in the distance.
Reuters reported that the location and date of the video could not be determined, but Prigoren's comments and other posts suggest that the video may have been filmed in Africa.
According to the "Russia Today" website, Prigoren stated in a video: "The Wagner Group is conducting reconnaissance and search operations. Making Russia stronger on all continents! Making Africa more free!..."
Prigoren stated that the Wagner Group has been pursuing members of the extremist group ISIS, Al Qaeda, and other bandits.
At the same time, Prigoren stated that Wagner is hiring "real heroes" and stated that Wagner will continue to "complete the established tasks, which we have promised we can handle.".
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But according to reports, Prigoren did not provide a detailed explanation of the specific nature and creators of these tasks.
Russia Today stated that the video speech was made about two months after Prigoren's silence, and he had been active on social media platforms before.
According to previous reports, on June 24th, Wagner occupied the headquarters of the Russian Southern Military Region located in Rostov on the Don River. Later that evening, he announced that in order to avoid bloodshed, he would stop entering Russian territory and return to the field camp.
Belarusian President Lukashenko confirmed on June 27th that Prigo was located in Belarus on the day of his inauguration. In mid July, the Belarusian Ministry of Defense announced that soldiers from the Wagner Group were serving as instructors for Belarusian soldiers near Osipovich, Belarus. At the end of July, Prigoren was photographed appearing in St. Petersburg and shaking hands with officials from African countries attending the second Russia Africa Summit.