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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 ...
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...
Aug 24, 2023 · Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who staged a brief mutiny in June, was among 10 people who died when a private plane crashed outside Moscow on Wednesday. Mr...
Jun 24, 2023 · Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, halted his march on Moscow and withdrew his forces from a southern Russia military hub. Russia dropped charges against Mr. Prigozhin...
Jun 25, 2023 · Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? 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...
May 13, 2024 · 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. Prigozhin grew up in difficult neighborhoods of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg ).
Aug 26, 2023 · Yevgeniy Prigozhin, Russian mercenary leader who became Putin foe - The Washington Post. The head of the Wagner Group, he broke with the Russian autocrat in June and attempted a wartime...
