Russian state TV shows mutiny leader Prigozhin’s ‘palace’ in move to discredit him

Russian state TV channel Rossiya-1 TV released footage on Wednesday night showing an FSB security service raid on the office and villa of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group. The package strongly criticised Prigozhin, calling him a ‘traitor’ over Wagner’s armed rebellion against the Kremlin late in June. The film purported to show a cache of weapons belonging to Prigozhin, several passports featuring his picture but different names, gold cars and bundles of cash in both dollars in roubles. Images of Prigozhin’s luxurious villa were also broadcast, including shots of a jacuzzi, a helicopter and a large mansion

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