Yevgeny Prigozhin

Cocaine and grenades? Patriotic bloggers scorn Putin’s Prigozhin plane crash theory

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn Wagner supporters react to Putin comments on crash Putin said grenade fragments were found in bodies Said alcohol and drug tests should have been…

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Moldovan president says Russia’s Wagner head plotted coup against her

Moldova's pro-European President, Maia Sandu, said Russia's Wagner paramilitary force was the main force behind an attempt to foment a coup against her, she told the Financial Times in an…

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At the grave of Russia’s Prigozhin, followers hail a warrior

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Followers of mutinous Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin laid flowers, messages and poetry at his grave on Wednesday, hailing him as a fearless warrior…

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Kremlin says Prigozhin plane crash may have been caused deliberately

MOSCOW, Aug 30 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the investigation into the plane crash which killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin included the possibility that it was caused…

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What happens to the Wagner Group after Yevgeny Prigozhin fatal plane crash?

Reuters) - A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the country…

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UPDATED: Russia says genetic tests confirm Prigozhin died in plane crash

Russian investigators said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people killed in a plane crash last…

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Mercenary chief Prigozhin and others listed as passengers on crashed plane

(Reuters) - Investigators are picking through the wreckage of a jet said to have been carrying Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin that crashed with no survivors, two months after he…

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Wagner group’s Yevgeny Prigozhin death wouldn’t be first time someone who crossed Putin met a suspicious demise

Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group, reportedly died when a private jet he was said to be on crashed on Aug. 23, 2023, killing…

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Russia’s Prigozhin says Wagner is not recruiting now, may do so in future

July 31 (Reuters) - Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a voice message published on Monday that his Wagner group was not currently recruiting fighters but was likely to…

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Wagner ready to increase Africa presence, Prigozhin tells local media

(Reuters) - Russia's Wagner mercenary group is ready to increase its presence in Africa, its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin told an African news outlet in an audio interview published online earlier…

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Russia’s Prigozhin told Wagner Group would no longer fight in Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was told that his Wagner group would no longer fight in Ukraine as he had refused to sign contracts to bring his…

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UPDATED: Lukashenko says Putin wanted to ‘wipe out’ Prigozhin during mutiny attempt

By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW, June 28 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he persuaded Russian President Vladimir Putin not to "wipe out" mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin,…

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Mutiny lays bare prospect for Putin of ‘forever war’ in Ukraine

Mutiny exposes Russia's thin reserve forces Insurrection may not hand Kyiv sudden breakthrough Turmoil could deal blow to Russian troop morale Questions swirl, Kyiv exults over Russian 'chaos' By Tom…

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UPDATED: Russia’s Prigozhin remains under investigation for mutiny

MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin remains under investigation by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on suspicion of organising an armed mutiny, the Kommersant newspaper reported…

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Who is Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?

Wagner mercenary force chief Yevgeny Prigozhin will move to Belarus under a deal brokered by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to end an armed mutiny that Prigozhin had led against Russia's…

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Prigozhin says Wagner will not sign any contract with Russian defence minister

Prigozhin says Shoigu's order does not apply to Wagner Prigozhin: Shoigu can't manage military formations Shoigu had ordered volunteer detachments to sign contracts By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, June 11 (Reuters)…

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Russian mercenary boss slams army ‘clowns’ as he marks birthday at training camp

MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia's most powerful mercenary, Yevgeny Prigozhin, said his Wagner group would fight on in Ukraine if his men got a separate section of the front…

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Mercenary Prigozhin says Kremlin blanking him on state media will provoke backlash

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, May 28 (Reuters) - Russia's most powerful mercenary said on Sunday he was convinced that senior Kremlin officials had banned reporting about him on state media,…

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Mercenary Prigozhin warns Russia could face revolution unless elite gets serious about war

(This story contains language that readers may find offensive in paragraph 5) MOSCOW, May 24 (Reuters) –Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group, warned that Russia could face…

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Wagner founder Prigozhin says his forces will leave Bakhmut from May 25 to June 1

MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - The founder of Russia's Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that Wagner forces will leave Bakhmut, the Ukrainian city that it successfully took on…

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Russian mercenary boss accuses regular army of leaving Bakhmut’s flanks exposed

MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, on Thursday accused regular Russian army units of pulling back 570 metres north of the eastern…

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UPDATED: Russian mercenary chief Prigozhin says his forces will leave Bakhmut next week

By Felix Light and Caleb Davis Wagner will pull out of Bakhmut on May 10, Prigozhin says Blames lack of ammunition, says army will have to step in Video shows…

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Ukraine counter-offensive under way, says Russian mercenary leader

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Russia's Wagner Group mercenary force, said on Wednesday that he believed a promised counter-offensive by Ukrainian troops had already begun and that his…

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Russia’s Wagner group could soon cease to exist, founder tells blogger

By David Ljunggren (Reuters) - Russia's private Wagner militia, which is leading the assault on Bakhmut in Ukraine and has been active in Africa, could soon cease to exist, founder…

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Russia’s Prigozhin says no sign Ukraine quitting Bakhmut, more support needed

(Reuters) - The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said that Ukrainian forces were not abandoning the city of Bakhmut but that, even if they did, he would need more…

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Russian mercenary chief sets out ambitions for an ‘army with an ideology’

Adds context MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force said in an interview published over the weekend that he had ambitions to turn his private military company…

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Wagner chief says Russian position at Bakhmut at risk without promised ammunition

Wagner chief complains of ammunition shortages Russia says it hit Azov command centre Some Russian officers refuse 'senseless' orders - Ukraine Bakhmut defence is holding, says Ukrainian officer By Nick…

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Brawling with elite, Russian mercenary boss wishes politician shot

LONDON (Reuters) - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the shaven-headed former convict and catering magnate who runs Russia's Wagner mercenary army on the Ukraine frontline, said that a politician who criticised him should…

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Russia’s Wagner mercenaries halt prisoner recruitment campaign – founder Prigozhin

MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russia's Wagner mercenary group has stopped recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, Wagner's founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday. "The recruitment of prisoners by the…

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Russian Wagner boss acknowledges comparison with Rasputin

(Reuters) - Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin responded to comparisons between himself and the monk Rasputin who treated the son of the last tsar for haemophilia, saying on Sunday his…

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Wagner chief Prigozhin attacks Putin administration over failure to block YouTube

Jan 18 (Reuters) - The increasingly prominent head of the Russian private military group Wagner on Wednesday took aim at the Kremlin administration for failing to block the U.S.-owned video…

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Wagner boss says he wants Bakhmut in Ukraine for its ‘underground cities

LONDON (Reuters) - The founder of Russia's most high-profile mercenary group said on Saturday he wanted his forces and the regular Russian army to capture the small city of Bakhmut…

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Russian mercenaries in Ukraine linked to far-right extremists

Russian mercenaries fighting in Ukraine, including the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group, have been linked to far-right extremism including an organisation designated by the US as terrorist, analysis reveals. Although Vladimir Putin…

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