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Yevgeny Prigozhin

Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin[a] (Roushian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Приго́жин; 1 June 1961 – 23 August 2023) wis a Roushian mercenary heid ane an oligarch.[5] He wicet the Wagner Group private militar company an wis hameower wi the Roushian preses Vladimir Putin til launchin a rebellion i June 2023.[6] Prigozhin wis whiles refert tae as "Putin's chef" acause he ained restaurants an mait businesses that providit services til the Kremlin.[7] Aince a convict in the Soviet Union,[8] Prigozhin controlt a netwark o moyen-makkin companies whase operations, bi the wey o a 2020 speirin, wis "tichtly integrate wi Russia's Defence Ministry an its intelligence wing, the GRU".[9]

Yevgeny Prigozhin
Евгений Пригожин
Prigozhin in 2010
Leader of the Wagner Group
In office
February 2014 – 23 August 2023
Military commanderDmitry Utkin
Succeedit biPavel Prigozhin[1]
Personal details
BornYevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin (Евгений Викторович Пригожин)
1 Juin 1961(1961-06-01)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
(now Saint Perersburg, Russia)
Dee'd23 August 2023(2023-08-23) (aged 62)
Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, Russia
Cause o daithAirplane crash
Restin placePorokhovskoye Cemetery [ru]
Spoose(s)Lyubov Valentinovna Prigozhina
Bairnsson Pavel and two daughters
EddicationLeningrad Chemical an Pharmaceutical Institute (dropped out)
Awairds
Militar service
Eikname(s)"Putin's chef"
AllegianceRussia
CommandsWagner Group
Battles/wars
Business information
Organisation
Criminal information
Criminal penalty
  • Suspended sentence (1979)
  • 12-year imprisonment (served 1981–1990)
Criminal statusWantit by the FBI fur electoral interference

References eedit

  1. ↑ Nanu, Maighna (2 October 2023). "Yevgeny Prigozhin's son 'takes over command of Wagner'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Myre, Greg (30 Januar 2019). "'Putin's Chef' Has His Fingers In Many Pies, Critics Say". NPR. Archived frae the original on 4 Februar 2021. Retrieved 26 Februar 2021.
  3. ↑ Maglov, Mikhail; Olevsky, Timur; Treshchanin, Dmitry (27 Februar 2019). "Investigation Charts Massive Haul For State Deals By Companies Linked To 'Putin's Chef'". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived frae the original on 29 Mairch 2021. Retrieved 26 Februar 2021.
  4. ↑ Eltagouri, Marwa (17 Februar 2018). "The rise of 'Putin's chef,' the Russian oligarch accused of manipulating the U.S. election". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived frae the original on 27 Februar 2021. Retrieved 26 Februar 2021.
  5. ↑ Lister, Tim; Ilyushina, Mary; Shukla, Sebastian (18 Februar 2018). "The oil field carnage that Moscow doesn't want to talk about". CNN. Archived frae the original on 18 Februar 2018. Retrieved 24 Februar 2018.
  6. ↑ "Navalny asks FSB to investigate Putin's cook". Crime Russia. Archived frae the original on 1 Mairch 2019. Retrieved 16 Februar 2018.
  7. ↑ "Thousands of Russian private contractors fighting in Syria". AP News. Archived frae the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "Право на забвение Евгения Пригожина: Что хочет скрыть о себе ресторатор, обслуживавший президентов России – Meduza". Meduza (in Roushien). Archived frae the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Bellingcat Investigation Team (14 August 2020). "Putin Chef's Kisses of Death: Russia's Shadow Army's State-Run Structure Exposed". Bellingcat. Archived frae the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.


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