The Latest Breaking News from Yevgeniy Prigozhin

Is Yevgeny Prigozhin really dead? Not everyone is convinced

Alternative theories abound, fuelled by his reappearance after being reported killed in a 2019 plane crash in Africa

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2023

Russian agency says mercenary leader Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, leaving no survivors

Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner Group fielded some of Russia’s best fighting forces in Ukraine, but a rebellion against the military this year led to his exile in Belarus.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 24, 2023

Putin ‘looked paralyzed and unable to act’ as Wagner coup unfolded

Ukrainian and other European security officials say no orders came from Putin on 24 June when the Wagner rebellion broke out

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

Ukraine shoots down 35 drones over Kyiv as attacks kill 3

Ukrainian air defenses have shot down 35 Iranian-made drones over Kyiv in Russia’s latest nighttime assault

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023

Report: Ukrainian forces across key river, raising hopes

A Washington-based think tank says that Ukrainian forces have successfully crossed the wide Dnieper river in the country's south to establish and maintain positions on its east bank

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2023

Kremlin moves to rein in Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin

His private army is pushing hard to give Russia a battlefield win in Ukraine, but mounting evidence suggests the Kremlin has moved to curb what it sees as the excessive political clout of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

‘He’s really dangerous’: fear as Wagner convict soldiers return from Ukraine

Murderers and other hardened criminals among those recruited by Russian mercenary group in exchange for freedom

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

Fierce Fighting in North of Ukraine’s Bakhmut, Says Russian Head of Wagner Group

The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said on Sunday that fierce fighting was ongoing in the northern parts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been the focus of Russian forces' attention for weeks. Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the founder and head of the Wagner group, said his soldiers were…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 5, 2023

Fierce fighting in north of Ukraine's Bakhmut, says Russian head of Wagner militia

The head of Russia's private Wagner militia said on Sunday that fierce fighting was ongoing in the northern parts of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, which has been the focus of Russian forces' attention for weeks.

Reuters · Feb 5, 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin: the hotdog seller who rose to the top of Putin’s war machine

Russian officials have said the Wagner group founder was on a plane that crashed outside Moscow. Some of those who knew him describe – what had been up to his abortive rebellion this summer – an extraordinary journey from prison to power

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023