Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed as a ‘gift to Zelensky‘ from Ukraine’s intelligence service to celebrate the nation’s independence day today, Vladimir Putin‘s former spokesperson has claimed.
Sergei Markov, who is a stern supporter of the Russian president and formerly a close advisor, said it was ‘absolutely clear that Prigozhin [was] killed by [the] Ukrainian intelligence service.’
The Wagner boss is presumed dead following a plane crash, that in spite of Markov’s claims, is widely seen as an assassination ordered by the Kremlin that also killed top officers of his private military two months on from his attempted insurgency.
After blaming the Ukrainian intelligence service for the death of Prigozhin, Markov hailed him as a ‘Russian hero’ despite the Wagner mercenary group boss only two months ago launching an attempted coup in the country.
The former Kremlin advisor, who now parrots Russian propaganda at Moscow State University, maintained that the ‘evidence was very clear’.