Prigozhin's Security Dismissal and Unseen Video Spark Controversy Amid Russian-Ukraine Conflict

A video has emerged showing Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Russian mercenary chief who was killed in a plane crash, downplaying threats to his life just days before his death. The video, posted by a group supportive of the Wagner private military group, purportedly shows Prigozhin in Africa. The crash occurred two months after Prigozhin led an armed mutiny challenging President Putin's authority. The Kremlin denies involvement in the crash, which is now being investigated as a possible deliberate act. Prigozhin had built the Wagner group into a powerful private military force and had been active in Ukraine and Africa.