Russia's Wagner mercenary group has cast doubt on a video appearing to show the brutal killing of a Wagner soldier for defecting to the Ukrainians.
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In a new video clip, released by Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, the soldier says, "I was forgiven."And in a post on his Telegram channel, Mr Prigozhin calls the soldier, Dmitry Yakushchenko, "a fine fellow".
Wagner may have faked the earlier video. It appeared to show Yakushchenko being hit fatally with a sledgehammer.
Everyone has the right to fix their mistakes,” he said on camera.Dmitry Yakushchenko, 45, had fled the battlefield days after signing up for Wagner, which recruited him while he was serving a 19-year prison sentence for murder, according to the Grey Zone Telegram channel.