army set sign ukrainian warning pmc statement results prigozhins big russias remain groups russiaukraine ammunition unverified ramzan al deal battle minister deliberate human peskov republic mercenary troops dutch dead syria

Articles for Yevgeny, search results for public

Yevgeny Prigozhin's son takes command of Russia's Wagner Group
1 year, 2 months ago

Yevgeny Prigozhin's son takes command of Russia's Wagner Group

Firstpost  

Pavel Prigozhin, 25, is said to be engaged in negotiations with Rosgvardia, the Russian National Guard, regarding the potential involvement of the Wagner Group in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine The son of former Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly assumed command of the mercenary group. Pavel Prigozhin, 25, is said to be engaged in negotiations with Rosgvardia, the Russian …

Ukraine Russia Group Russian Wagner Prigozhin Wagner Group
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is buried in private, ending his tumultuous journey
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is buried in private, ending his tumultuous journey

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A private burial was held for Yevgeny Prigozhin, ending a tumultuous journey from St. Petersburg street thug to Kremlin-financed mercenary leader, following a suspicious plane crash two months after his brief mutiny that challenged the authority of President Vladimir Putin. “Prigozhin’s funeral raises an issue of communication between the bureaucratic Russian government system that doesn’t have …

Military Ukraine Russia Funeral Belarus Crash Putin
Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 3 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose death Litvinenko was investigating, was shot and killed in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building on Oct. …

Russia Intelligence Crash Putin Russian Moscow Kremlin
‘Absolute lie’: Russia denies role in Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Absolute lie’: Russia denies role in Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash

Al Jazeera  

Allegations that Moscow was behind aircraft explosion presumed to have killed Wagner Group boss are untrue, Kremlin spokesman says. Western suggestions that the Wagner Group mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed on the Russian government’s orders are an “absolute lie”, the Kremlin says. “Right now, of course, there are lots of speculation around this plane crash and the tragic deaths …

Ukraine Belarus Crash Putin Russian Moscow Kremlin
What could have caused the plane crash that reportedly killed Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin?
1 year, 4 months ago

What could have caused the plane crash that reportedly killed Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin?

CNN  

CNN — Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a failed uprising against the Kremlin exactly two months ago, was on board a plane that crashed on Wednesday, according to Russian officials – raising questions as to exactly how the disaster occurred. “The majority of the wreckage fell near agricultural enterprises.” Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti also reported Thursday that …

Ukraine Crash Cnn Putin Moscow Kremlin Cia
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on list of passengers on plane that crashed: Russian agencies
1 year, 4 months ago

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on list of passengers on plane that crashed: Russian agencies

The Hindu  

Russian state-run news agencies on Wednesday said that Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner group that led a mutiny against Russia’s army in June, was on the list of passengers of a plane that crashed. “The plane that crashed in the Tver Region listed Yevgeny Prigozhin among its passengers, Rosaviatsia said,” TASS news agency reported, with RIA Novosti and …

Russia Wagner Prigozhin Yevgeny Prigozhin
Wagner boss Prigozhin seemingly makes first public appearance after failed mutiny
1 year, 5 months ago

Wagner boss Prigozhin seemingly makes first public appearance after failed mutiny

Hindustan Times  

Weeks after the failed armed mutiny, chief of Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin has claimed to make what would be is his first public appearance in Belarus. A video has emerged on Telegram channels linked to the mercenary group where a person, appeared to be the Wagner boss, is seen welcoming fighters and describing the recent developments in the Ukraine-Russia …

Russia Belarus Telegram Belarusian Prigozhin Wagner Video Seemingly Makes
After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin
1 year, 5 months ago

After the short-lived insurrection, questions swirl over top Russian commander and Prigozhin

CNN  

CNN — One is known as “General Armageddon,” the other as “Putin’s chef.” Both have a checkered past and a reputation for brutality. Surovikin has been the subject of intense speculation over his role in the mutiny after the New York Times reported on Wednesday that the general “had advance knowledge of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plans to rebel against Russia’s military …

Military War Ukraine Syria Belarus Cnn Putin
Price of hosting Wagner is instability for Lukashenko’s Belarus
1 year, 5 months ago

Price of hosting Wagner is instability for Lukashenko’s Belarus

The Telegraph  

Vladimir Putin suffered a stinging public humiliation. Alexander Lukashenko, the dictator of Belarus, spent much of Tuesday afternoon regaling Belarusian officials and state television with the tale of how he single handedly averted a Russian civil war. In typical Lukashenko fashion, his account mixed false modesty, blokish bravado with shameless self-promotion. But his evident enjoyment of the limelight – not …

Belarus Putin Lukashenko
Live Updates | Fallout from Russian mercenary armed revolt
1 year, 5 months ago

Live Updates | Fallout from Russian mercenary armed revolt

Associated Press  

The latest on the aftermath of the armed rebellion declared by Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin: ___ Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin on Monday released the first audio statement since an aborted armed rebellion he staged on Saturday, defending the move as a reaction to an attack on his force that killed some of his fighters. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS: Russia tries …

Ukraine Russia Weekend Belarus Minister Group Putin
Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow's war in Ukraine is based on lies
1 year, 6 months ago

Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says Moscow's war in Ukraine is based on lies

ABC  

Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says on Friday that the official Kremlin-backed version of why Moscow invaded Ukraine was based on lies concocted by his perennial adversary — the army's top brass. Key points: Yevgeny Prigozhin rejected Russia's core justification for invading Ukraine for the first time Mr Prigozhin said the war was about the Russian army chief's vanity and …

War Ukraine Russia Russian Moscow Kremlin Kherson
Warning? Vladimir Putin's big ally amid Ukraine war: ‘Planning my own army’
1 year, 10 months ago

Warning? Vladimir Putin's big ally amid Ukraine war: ‘Planning my own army’

Hindustan Times  

Russian president Vladimir Putin's ally who leads Chechnya- Ramzan Kadyrov- said that he plans to set up his own private military company in the style of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group of mercenaries one day. Ramzan Kadyrov said Wagner, which has been fighting alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, has achieved "impressive results" and that private military companies were a necessity, as …

Military Ukraine Russia Russian Vladimir Putin Kadyrov Wagner
Russia’s Wagner Group founder admits to US election interference
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia’s Wagner Group founder admits to US election interference

Al Jazeera  

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin says a day before US elections that he will continue meddling. A day before the United States votes in midterm elections, the founder of Russia’s Wagner Group, a private mercenary force, has admitted to interfering in US elections and promised to continue. “We have interfered, we are interfering and we will continue to interfere – carefully, …

Russia Election Russian Prigozhin Wagner Group
A Russian businessman linked to Putin admits to U.S. election meddling
2 years, 1 month ago

A Russian businessman linked to Putin admits to U.S. election meddling

NPR  

A Russian businessman linked to Putin admits to U.S. election meddling Enlarge this image toggle caption Sergei Ilnitsky/AP Sergei Ilnitsky/AP Kremlin-connected entrepreneur Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted Monday that he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue to do so — confirming for the first time the accusations that he has rejected for years. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said …

Ukraine Election Election Interference Putin Sponsor Message Wagner Concord
Russia’s Yevgeny Prigozhin admits owning Wagner mercenary force
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia’s Yevgeny Prigozhin admits owning Wagner mercenary force

Al Jazeera  

Businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin for the first time says he is ‘proud’ of founding Wagner Group staffed by veterans of the Russian armed forces. Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has acknowledged he founded the Wagner Group, a private military company in 2014, the first public confirmation after he previously denied ownership and sued journalists for reporting it. Prigozhin has previously sued outlets …

Ukraine Group Putin Russian Wagner Prigozhin Wagner Group