The mother of Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin won a legal bid on Wednesday to overturn European Union sanctions against her, as a court ruled there was no proof that she bore responsibility for his actions.
The decision in favour of Violetta Prigozhina, 83, is a rare example of an individual successfully contesting EU sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The EU has imposed the measures on nearly 1,700 people and entities.
It came as her son, head of the Wagner mercenary group, claimed new advances for his men in a brutal battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.
