![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/pentagon-says-wagner-group-warlord-prigozhin-is-using-body-doubles-to-hide/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wagner-mercenary-chief-yevgeny-prigozhin-827405389-1.jpg&description=WHERE IS PRIGOZHIN? Published : 22:45, 7 Jul 2023 THE mystery over the whereabouts of missing Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin deepens as the Pentagon claims he is using body doubles to disguise his movements. The mercenary boss continues to confound and defy the Kremlin in the wake of his botched rebellion as Belarus announces he has ignored his exile terms and returned to Russia. 7 The last known picture of Prigozhin before he was supposed to begin his exile Credit: Reuters 7 Alexander Lukashenko looks bashful during his surprise announcement that the warlord is not in Belarus Credit: EPA 7 A man of many disguises - Prigozhin has reportedly upped his game and is using body doubles Credit: East2West On Thursday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko startlingly announced that the disgraced Wagner boss was "not in Belarus". Despite brokering the deal that offered Prigozhin and his mercenary army sanctuary in his country post-mutiny, it turned out the puppet leader had lost his jailbird. "He is absolutely free," he declared. First he suggested he was had returned to his home city of St. Petersburg, before vaguely speculating "perhaps he flew to Moscow". As the plot thickens to find Putin's enemy number one, a US intelligence source surprisingly revealed that Prigozhin was using body doubles to disguise his movements. They told The New York Times that the oligarch had mostly been spending his time in Russia instead of Belarus, but they couldn't tell how much time owing to the number of fake Prigozhin's running around. In response to questions concerning Prigozhin's whereabouts - the Kremlin has feigned disinterest, stating they neither have the "ability" or "desire" to follow his movements. The latest analysis from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) stated that Prigozhin's ability to be the master of his own fate suggests two things. That he is either "protected by some security guarantees and/or that the Kremlin continues to prioritize undermining his reput){kind=link}
THE mystery over the whereabouts of missing Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin deepens as the Pentagon claims he is using body doubles to disguise his movements.
The mercenary boss continues to confound and defy the Kremlin in the wake of his botched rebellion as Belarus announces he has ignored his exile terms and returned to Russia.
On Thursday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko startlingly announced that the disgraced Wagner boss was “not in Belarus”.
Despite brokering the deal that offered Prigozhin and his mercenary army sanctuary in his country post-mutiny, it turned out the puppet leader had lost his jailbird.
“He is absolutely free,” he declared.