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Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin (Russian: Евгений Викторович Пригожин, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ prʲɪˈɡoʐɨn]; 1 June 1961 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian mercenary leader and oligarch.
Aug 23, 2023 · The founder of the Wagner private mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died when his plane fell out of the sky, was once close enough to Vladimir Putin to be called his “personal chef”...
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Aug 27, 2023 · Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is confirmed to have died in a plane crash north of Moscow following DNA testing of the bodies found in the wreckage, Russia's investigative...
Aug 23, 2023 · The US has rejected suggestions that a surface-to-air missile brought down a plane presumed to have been carrying Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday.
Jun 25, 2023 · Yevgeny Prigozhin hails from St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin's home city. He received his first criminal conviction in 1979, aged just 18, and got a suspended two-and-a-half year...
Aug 25, 2023 · Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the outspoken tycoon who built a private paramilitary force that fought on Russia’s behalf in Ukraine and Africa but whose harsh judgment of its army leadership led him to...
Jun 25, 2023 · Learn how a former criminal turned restaurateur became a powerful mercenary leader and a critic of Russia's military in Ukraine. Discover his links to Wagner, troll farms and Putin's birthday parties.
