2023-06-25 12:17:42
A year ago there was hardly a picture of the Wagner boss. Now he is one of the most famous faces of the Ukraine war. Within a few months he made an astonishing rise – now follows the deep fall.
Yevgeny Prigozhin liked to portray himself as a general – here in early March in the embattled city of Bakhmut.
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The Shady Entrepreneur
In the fall of 2022, Yevgeny Prigozhin will reveal his secret with a video. Little is known about him at this time, and he has always remained in the shadows. Photos hardly exist, but all the more rumours. The rich Russian businessman is said to be among President Vladimir Putin’s closest circle. The Americans accuse him of waging a propaganda war for the Kremlin as the financier of the notorious St. Petersburg “troll factory”. There is speculation that he is the head of the Wagner paramilitary group, but Prigozhin repeatedly denies this.
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