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Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin [a] [b] ( Russian: Евгений Викторович Пригожин, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ prʲɪˈɡoʐɨn]; 1 June 1961 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian mercenary leader and oligarch. [5] He led the Wagner Group private military company and was a close confidant of Russian president ...
Jun 25, 2023 · As leader of the Wagner Group, Prigozhin emerged as a key player in Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Wagner fighters led the Russian onslaught in key areas of the war, including...
5 days ago · Yevgeny Prigozhin (born June 1, 1961, Leningrad, Russia, U.S.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]—died August 23, 2023, near Kuzhenkino, Russia) was a Russian oligarch, best known as the leader of the Wagner Group, a Russian mercenary outfit.
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Jun 23, 2023 · Yevgeny V. Prigozhin became rich through his personal ties to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, winning lucrative catering and construction contracts with the Russian government while...
Sep 6, 2023 · Yevgeny Prigozhin said he founded Wagner in 2014. Although mercenary forces are technically illegal in Russia, Wagner registered as a "private military company" in 2022. Prigozhin was a...
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...
Jun 25, 2023 · BBC Monitoring. After weeks of increasingly critical outbursts against Russia's military leadership, Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a brief rebellion inside Russia, ordering his private army of...
