Images showing a wig collection and a medical room in photos allegedly taken in Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s home.
Izvestia
Russian media shared photos that allegedly show the home of the Wagner Group boss taken during a raid.
Yevgeny Prigozhin was once an asset to Russia, but his recent mutiny made him a pariah.
The photos show a lavish home with bizarre features like shelves of wigs and a medical room.
Newly released images, which Russian media said were taken during a police raid, appear to show the insides of a property belonging to Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group.
Prigozhin, long considered a military asset for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, staged a mini mutiny last month, when his forces took over the military headquarters in a key Russian city and starting marching towards Moscow.
But Prigozhin ultimately called off his men, and agreed to go into exile in neighboring Belarus.
An entryway with chandeliers and lavish furniture.
Izvestia
Russian pro-Kremlin media outlet Izvestia shared images of what it said were photos obtained of Prigozhin’s home from a raid conducted by Russian security forces.
The images have not been independently verified by Insider.
The images show a luxury home with many unusual features, including a large collection of guns, a shelf of wigs, and a medical room.
A room filled with medical equipment
Izvestia
Russian security services also said they found a stuffed alligator, according to Sky News, with the released images also showing fake passports and an oversized sledgehammer inscribed with the words “for use in important negotiations,” it reported.
Prigozhin has been heavily involved in Russia’s war in Ukraine, employing thousands of mercenaries and conscripted prisoners and spearheading efforts in key battlefronts.
But his feud with Russia’s military escalated over time, climaxing in last month’s short-lived uprising.
A collection of guns in a bedroom.
Izvestia
According to Reuters, Russian state television first shared the images on Wednesday, in an effort to discredit Prigozhin and accuse him of hypocrisy for saying Russia’s military is corrupt.
The images released showed gold bars and piles of cash.
Gold bars in a box with bubble wrap and elastic bands.
Izvestia
Russian media reported that Prigozhin’s office in St Petersburg and one of his “palaces” were searched by authorities in the recent raids.