Yevgeny Prigozhin
Yevgeny Prigozhin | |
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Евгений Пригожин | |
 Prigozhin in 2010 | |
| Leader of the Wagner Group | |
| In office February 2014 – 23 August 2023 | |
| Military commander | Dmitry Utkin |
| Succeedit bi | Pavel Prigozhin[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin (Евгений Викторович Пригожин) 1 Juin 1961 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Perersburg, Russia) |
| Dee'd | 23 August 2023 (aged 62) Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, Russia |
| Cause o daith | Airplane crash |
| Restin place | Porokhovskoye Cemetery |
| Spoose(s) | Lyubov Valentinovna Prigozhina |
| Bairns | son Pavel and two daughters |
| Eddication | Leningrad Chemical an Pharmaceutical Institute (dropped out) |
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| Militar service | |
| Eikname(s) | "Putin's chef" |
| Allegiance | Russia |
| Commands | Wagner Group |
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| Criminal status | Wantit by the FBI fur electoral interference |
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]
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- ↑ Nanu, Maighna (2 October 2023). "Yevgeny Prigozhin's son 'takes over command of Wagner'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Navalny asks FSB to investigate Putin's cook". Crime Russia. Archived frae the original on 1 Mairch 2019. Retrieved 16 Februar 2018.
- ↑ "Thousands of Russian private contractors fighting in Syria". AP News. Archived frae the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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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