Here are some facts about Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, a mercenary force that has played a key role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine but is now engaged in what Russian President Vladimir Putin has described as a treasonous armed mutiny.
Posted: Jun 24, 2023 7:41 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours agoDurationWho is Yevgeny Prigozhin? CBC's David Common investigates what's known about the man leading the Wagner Group — Russia's private mercenaries waging a bloody battle in Bakhmut, Ukraine.
Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday he had taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt to oust the country's military leadership. Here are some facts about the businessman and founder of the Wagner Group, a mercenary force that has played a key role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine but is now engaged in what Russian President Vladimir Putin has described as a treasonous armed mutiny:After serving a long prison sentence in the 1980s, Prigozhin started out selling hotdogs in his hometown of St. Petersburg.
In this photo taken Nov. 11, 2011, Yevgeny Prigozhin, left, serves food to Vladimir Putin, who was Russia's prime minister at the time, during dinner at Prigozhin's restaurant outside Moscow.Prigozhin admitted last September that he had founded the Wagner Group in 2014, the year Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It was his first public confirmation of a link he had previously denied and sued journalists for reporting.
With aggressive PR, foul language and a frequent presence near the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prigozhin is one of the most visible faces of the war, having recruited thousands of Russian prisoners to fight for Wagner. He has also feuded openly with the Russia's Defence Ministry over military plans and ammunition supplies.Last month, Prigozhin's forces seized the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after some of the war's most brutal fighting.
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