Evgeny Prigozhin: The Enigmatic President of Private Military Company Wagner

Evgeny Prigozhin, president of the private military company Wagner, was born in 1961 and is 62 years old.

He is from present-day Saint Petersburg, the same as President Putin.

In 1996, he opened a restaurant and developed a restaurant business, and is said to have deepened his relationship with President Putin who visited the restaurant.

The catering company he established was also called “President Putin’s cook”, as he provided meals to the Russian president’s office and the military.

Around 2014, it is believed that he established the private military company “Wagner”, and in the conflict in eastern Ukraine that year, he fought with the Ukrainian army, and also dispatched troops to Syria in the Middle East and African countries. , has been pointed out to have been active in the interests of Russia.

When Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine last year, it is believed to have sent a large number of fighters, especially to Bakhmut, a fierce battlefield in eastern Ukraine, and repeatedly attacked violently with tactics that were willing to sacrifice.

On the other hand, Mr. Prigogine deepened the confrontation by criticizing Defense Minister Shoigu and others for not supplying enough ammunition to Wagner’s troops on the front line.

When the Russian Ministry of Defense issued an order in June this year that volunteers, including Wagner’s unit, had to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense, Prigozhin refused and led Wagner’s unit on June 24. raised an armed rebellion.

Although he advanced his troops toward Moscow, the capital city, he turned around and turned back to avoid bloodshed.

While interest is gathering in the subsequent trend, on the 21st of this month, the first video message after the rebellion was released, and the date and time of the shooting were not disclosed, and he said that he was in an African country.

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2023-08-23 22:04:28