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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 24, 2023 · Yevgeny Prigozhin, the caterer turned leader of one of the world's deadliest mercenary groups, presumed dead in a plane crash, is believed to have Jewish ancestry.
- JC Reporter
Aug 23, 2023 · Yevgeny Prigozhin, who tried to topple the Russian government in June and is reportedly among those who died in a plane crash Wednesday, had a father and stepfather of Jewish ancestry.
Jun 24, 2023 · Like Putin, Prigozhin grew up in St. Petersburg. He was born on June 1, 1961, to a Jewish father. He lost his father when he was only a year old. His adoptive father was also Jewish.
Aug 24, 2023 · This week, it seems it was the turn Yevgeny Prigozhin, the billionaire oligarch, catering tycoon, mercenary chieftain, and recent mutineer, when his private jet was either blown up by a bomb or...
- Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Aug 27, 2023 · Wagner Group says leader Prigozhin killed in plane crash after mutiny against Putin. Militia confirms leader’s death, blames ‘actions of traitors to Russia’; all 10 people on board private ...
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 sentence for...
