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| birth_name = Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin (Евгений Викторович Пригожин)
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1961|06|01}}
| birth_place = [[Leningrad]],
| nickname =
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2023|08|23|1961|06|01}}
| death_place = [[Kuzhenkino (urban-type settlement)|Kuzhenkino]],
| resting_place = {{ill|Porokhovskoye Cemetery|ru|Пороховское кладбище}}
| death_cause = [[2023 Wagner Group plane crash|Airplane crash]]
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| term_start = 22 February 2014
| term_end = 23 August 2023
| 1blankname = {{nowrap|Military commander}}
| 1namedata = [[Dmitry Utkin]]
| predecessor = ''Position established''
| successor = [[Pavel Prigozhin]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nanu |first1=Maighna |title=Yevgeny Prigozhin's son 'takes over command of Wagner' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/02/yevgeny-prigozhins-son-takes-over-command-of-wagner/ |access-date=15 October 2023 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=2 October 2023}}</ref>
| allegiance = [[Russia]]
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| education = [[Saint Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical University|Leningrad Chemical and Pharmaceutical Institute]] (dropped out)
| spouse = Lyubov Valentinovna Prigozhina
| children =
| awards = {{unbulleted list|[[Hero of the Russian Federation]]|[[Order of the Republic (Sudan)]]|[[Order of the Two Niles]]}}
| module = '''Business information'''{{Infobox person
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'''Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin'''{{efn|Alternatively '''Yevgeniy Vicktorovich Prigozhin'''.}}{{Family name footnote|Viktorovich|Prigozhin|lang=Eastern Slavic}} ({{lang-rus|Евгений Викторович Пригожин||jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈvʲiktərəvʲɪtɕ prʲɪˈɡoʐɨn|links=yes}}; 1 June 1961 – 23 August 2023) was a Russian mercenary leader and [[Russian oligarchs|oligarch]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|last1=Lister |first1=Tim |last2=Ilyushina |first2=Mary |last3=Shukla |first3=Sebastian |date=18 February 2018 |title=The oil field carnage that Moscow doesn't want to talk about |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/18/middleeast/us-airstrike-killed-dozens-of-russians-in-syria-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218053010/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/18/middleeast/us-airstrike-killed-dozens-of-russians-in-syria-intl/index.html |archive-date=18 February 2018 |access-date=24 February 2018 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> He led the [[Wagner Group]], a [[private military company]], and was a close confidant of Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] until launching [[Wagner Group rebellion|a rebellion]] in June 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Navalny asks FSB to investigate Putin's cook |work=Crime Russia |url=https://en.crimerussia.com/gromkie-dela/navalny-asks-fsb-to-investigate-putin-s-cook/ |access-date=16 February 2018 |archive-date=1 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301052800/https://en.crimerussia.com/gromkie-dela/navalny-asks-fsb-to-investigate-putin-s-cook/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Prigozhin was sometimes referred to as "Putin's chef" because he owned restaurants and catering businesses that provided services to the [[Kremlin]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=Thousands of Russian private contractors fighting in Syria |work=AP News |url=https://apnews.com/7f9e63cb14a54dfa9148b6430d89e873 |access-date=12 December 2017 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229212453/https://apnews.com/7f9e63cb14a54dfa9148b6430d89e873 |url-status=live}}</ref> Once a convict in the [[Soviet Union]],<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news |title=Право на забвение Евгения Пригожина: Что хочет скрыть о себе ресторатор, обслуживавший президентов России – Meduza |language=ru-RU |work=[[Meduza]] |url=https://meduza.io/feature/2016/06/09/pravo-na-zabvenie-evgeniya-prigozhina |url-status=live |access-date=25 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229212720/https://meduza.io/feature/2016/06/09/pravo-na-zabvenie-evgeniya-prigozhina |archive-date=29 December 2021}}</ref> Prigozhin controlled a network of influential companies whose operations, according to a 2020 investigation, were "tightly integrated with [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Russia's Defence Ministry]] and its intelligence arm, the [[GRU (Russian Federation)|GRU]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Bellingcat Investigation Team |date=14 August 2020 |title=Putin Chef's Kisses of Death: Russia's Shadow Army's State-Run Structure Exposed |url=https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2020/08/14/pmc-structure-exposed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814082223/https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2020/08/14/pmc-structure-exposed/ |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=23 August 2020 |website=[[Bellingcat]]}}</ref>
In 2014, Prigozhin reportedly founded the Wagner Group<ref name="bloombergAdmission">{{Cite news |date=26 September 2022 |title=Sanctioned Putin Ally Says He Created Russian Mercenary Group |work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-26/sanctioned-putin-ally-says-he-created-russian-mercenary-group |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927030600/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-26/sanctioned-putin-ally-says-he-created-russian-mercenary-group |archive-date=27 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="politicoAdmission">{{Cite news |date=26 September 2022 |title=Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin admits he created the mercenary Wagner Group |work=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/yevgeny-prigozhin-admits-that-he-created-the-wagner-group/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926165922/https://www.politico.eu/article/yevgeny-prigozhin-admits-that-he-created-the-wagner-group/ |archive-date=26 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="cnnAdmission">{{Cite news |date=26 September 2022 |title=Putin's 'chef' Prigozhin admits creating Wagner mercenary outfit in 2014 |publisher=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/26/europe/yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-russia-intl/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116235052/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/26/europe/yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-russia-intl/index.html |archive-date=16 January 2023}}</ref> to support [[Russian people's militias in Ukraine|pro-Russian paramilitaries]] in Ukraine. Funded by the Russian state, it played [[Wagner Group activities in Ukraine|a significant role]] in [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's invasion of Ukraine]] and supported Russian interests [[Wagner Group activities in Syria|in Syria]] and [[Wagner Group activities in Africa|in Africa]]. In November 2022, Prigozhin acknowledged his companies' interference in [[United States]] elections.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 November 2022 |title=Russia's Prigozhin admits interfering in U.S. Elections |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/russias-prigozhin-admits-interfering-us-elections-2022-11-07/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117165838/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/russias-prigozhin-admits-interfering-us-elections-2022-11-07/ |archive-date=17 November 2022}}</ref> In February 2023, he confirmed that he was the founder and long-time manager of the [[Internet Research Agency]], a Russian company running [[Internet manipulation|online propaganda and disinformation campaigns]].
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In 1980, he returned to Leningrad and joined a gang.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":11" /> He participated in a burglary spree in Leningrad, before being caught after choking a woman on the street during a robbery, with him and accomplices then stealing the woman's earrings and boots.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":12" /> In 1981, he was sentenced to twelve years imprisonment in a high-security [[penal colony]] for robbery, theft, fraud, and involving minors in criminal activity.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Breazeale |first=Sam |date=29 June 2021 |title=Prigozhin's criminal past, straight from the source |work=[[Meduza]] |url=https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/06/29/prigozhin-s-criminal-past-straight-from-the-source |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210030946/https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/06/29/prigozhin-s-criminal-past-straight-from-the-source |archive-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
According to Prigozhin, he violated the terms of his [[solitary confinement]] "on a regular basis" until he was sent to
In total, Prigozhin spent nine years in detention.<ref name="auto1" /><ref name=":10" /> Immediately after his release, he started attending the [[Saint Petersburg State Chemical Pharmaceutical University|Leningrad Chemical and Pharmaceutical Institute]] to get a pharmaceutical degree, but failed to complete his studies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2016 |title=Ресторатор и его ученики: кто поставляет 90% обедов в московские школы |url=https://www.rbc.ru/business/18/07/2016/57852f819a7947410f6bc75b |access-date=30 June 2023 |website=РБК |language=ru |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011143247/https://www.rbc.ru/business/18/07/2016/57852f819a7947410f6bc75b |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":13" /> Prigozhin would later flaunt his prison past to convince prisoners to join the [[Wagner Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2023 |title="Конечно, он пахан": бывшие заключенные оценили уголовные повадки Пригожина |url=https://www.mk.ru/social/2023/06/27/konechno-on-pakhan-byvshie-zaklyuchennye-ocenili-ugolovnye-povadki-prigozhina.html |access-date=30 June 2023 |website=Moskovskij Komsomolets |language=ru |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630022959/https://www.mk.ru/social/2023/06/27/konechno-on-pakhan-byvshie-zaklyuchennye-ocenili-ugolovnye-povadki-prigozhina.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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In 2001, Prigozhin personally served food to Vladimir Putin and French president [[Jacques Chirac]] when they dined at New Island. He hosted US president [[George W. Bush]] in 2002. In 2003, Putin celebrated his birthday at New Island.<ref name=":1" />
[[File:Vladimir Putin tours Yevgeny Prigozhin's Concord food catering factory 01.jpg|thumb|Touring the [[Concord Catering]] factory in 2010. Left to right: Presidential envoy to the Northwestern Federal District [[Ilya Klebanov]], Chief Sanitary Inspector [[Gennady Onishchenko]], Leningrad
Over the course of the 2000s, Prigozhin grew closer to Vladimir Putin. By 2003, he left his business partners and established his own independent restaurants. Notably, one of Prigozhin's companies, [[Concord Catering]], began winning numerous government contracts. He received hundreds of millions in government contracts for feeding school children and government workers.<ref name="Fontaka160112">{{Cite web |last=Korotkov |first=Denis |date=12 January 2016 |title=Imperija Prigozhina vzjala voennye gorodki |script-title=ru:Империя Пригожина взяла военные городки |trans-title=The Prigogine Empire took military towns |url=http://www.fontanka.ru/2016/01/11/120/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229204350/https://www.fontanka.ru/2016/01/11/120/ |archive-date=29 December 2021 |access-date=19 March 2018 |website=Fontaka.ru |language=ru}}</ref><ref name="InsideThe">{{Cite magazine |title=Inside the Mueller Indictment: A Russian Novel of Intrigue |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-mueller-indictment-a-russian-novel-of-intrigue/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104155212/https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-mueller-indictment-a-russian-novel-of-intrigue/ |archive-date=4 January 2023 |accessdate=4 January 2023 |via=wired.com|last=Graff |first=Garrett M.}}</ref> In 2012, he received a contract to supply meals to the Russian military worth US$1.2 billion over one year. Some of the profits from this contract are alleged to have been used to start and fund the [[Internet Research Agency]].<ref name="Fontaka29052014">{{Cite news |last=Коротков |first=Денис (Korotkov, Denis) |date=29 May 2014 |title=Сотни троллей за миллионы |language=ru |trans-title=Hundreds of trolls for millions |work=[[:ru:«Фонтанка.ру»|«Фонтанка.ру»]] (Fontaka) |url=https://www.fontanka.ru/2014/05/29/170/ |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529151751/https://www.fontanka.ru/2014/05/29/170/ |archive-date=29 May 2014}}</ref>
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[[File:Bakhmut during the battle (2023-04-05), frame 16531.jpg|thumb|[[Bakhmut]] in April 2023. At the end of April, Prigozhin said that his forces were losing around 100 men a day.]]
Prigozhin rose to
On 13 November 2022, Wagner Group released a video depicting its mercenaries using a sledgehammer to execute [[Murder of Yevgeny Nuzhin|Yevgeny Nuzhin]], a deserter who had reportedly been returned to the Russians in a prisoner exchange.<ref name="sledge">[https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russian-prisoner-turned-wagner-mercenary-brutally-executed-while-trying-to-desert/ar-AA143QLU "Russian prisoner turned Wagner mercenary brutally executed while trying to desert"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116133748/https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russian-prisoner-turned-wagner-mercenary-brutally-executed-while-trying-to-desert/ar-AA143QLU|date=16 November 2022}}, [[MSN]], James Kilner, 13 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.</ref> Prigozhin commented, "It seems to me that this film should be called: 'a dog dies a dog's death'" and "It was an excellent directional piece of work, watched in one breath. I hope no animals were harmed during filming."<ref name="sledge"/>
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By June 2023, Prigozhin was aiming for the image of the "people's hero of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Special Military Operation]]". In May 2023, according to Russian opinion polls, the sociological service Russian Field noted that Prigozhin "is fighting not only on the external front, but also on the internal front, actively earning recognition and a rating. And he converts the former into the latter very well". According to Russian sociologists and political scientists, Prigozhin increased his visibility "through a combination of aggressive marketing and specific achievements," in particular the [[Battle of Bakhmut|capture of Bakhmut]], and since [[Bakhmut]] was the only major capture of the Russian army in many months, "the public could not ignore such an achievement".{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}
By June 2023, Prigozhin had begun making regular statements that were not allowed for any other public figure in Russia. Journalists noted that many of his statements would have resulted in criminal charges against other people. This period witnessed a surge in his popularity among the Russian populace, particularly among nationalists. In a May survey conducted by the [[Levada Center]], respondents were asked to identify the politicians they trusted the most, and for the first time, Prigozhin emerged as one of the top ten names on the list, marking a notable shift in his public perception from non-political to a political figure.<ref>{{
The Dutch political scientist [[Cas Mudde]] described Prigozhin's "program" as a radical [[Populism|populist]] movement. The general principles of such a movement: a rigid division of society into "good people" and "bad elite", a demand (and promise) to save the nation, and authoritarian methods of implementing these slogans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Far Right Today |url=https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Far+Right+Today-p-9781509536856 |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Wiley.com |language=en-us |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202155048/http://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Far+Right+Today-p-9781509536856 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Мятеж Пригожина – это разоблачение Путина Затеянная президентом России война шаг за шагом превращает его в голого короля. Скоро это будет вынуждено признать даже его окружение |trans-title=Prigozhin's rebellion is the unmasking of Putin. The war started by the President of Russia, step by step, turns him into an emperor with no clothes. Soon even his entourage will be forced to admit it. |url=https://meduza.io/feature/2023/06/25/myatezh-prigozhina-eto-razoblachenie-putina |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Meduza |language=ru |archive-date=27 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627082103/https://meduza.io/feature/2023/06/25/myatezh-prigozhina-eto-razoblachenie-putina |url-status=live }}</ref>
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On 23 June 2023, Prigozhin claimed that regular Russian armed forces had launched missile strikes against Wagner forces, killing a "huge" number. He called for a response, stating: "The council of commanders of PMC Wagner has made a decision – the evil that the military leadership of the country brings must be stopped". Prigozhin declared the start of an armed conflict against the Ministry of Defence in a message posted on his press service's Telegram channel. He called upon individuals interested in joining the conflict against the Ministry, portraying the rebellion as a response to the alleged strike on his men.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Osborn |first1=Andrew |last2=Liffey |first2=Kevin |date=24 June 2023 |title=Russia accuses mercenary boss of mutiny after he says Moscow killed 2,000 of his men |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-mercenary-boss-says-moscows-war-ukraine-based-lies-2023-06-23/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623173129/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-mercenary-boss-says-moscows-war-ukraine-based-lies-2023-06-23/ |archive-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>
In a video released on 23 June 2023, Prigozhin claimed that the government's justifications for invading Ukraine were based on falsehoods, and that the invasion was designed to further the interests of the Ministry of Defence and [[Russian oligarchs]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reevell |first=Patrick |date=23 June 2023 |title=Russian mercenary chief appears to threaten rebellion, questions invasion |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/stunning-rebuke-putin-wagner-chief-russias-invasion-ukraine/story?id=100335756 |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623205019/https://abcnews.go.com/International/stunning-rebuke-putin-wagner-chief-russias-invasion-ukraine/story?id=100335756 |archive-date=23 June 2023}}</ref> He accused the Ministry of Defence of attempting to deceive the public and President Vladimir Putin by portraying Ukraine as an aggressive and hostile adversary which, in collaboration with NATO, was plotting an attack on Russian interests. Specifically, he denied that any Ukrainian escalation took place prior to 24 February 2022, which was one of the central points of Russian justification for the war.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 June 2023 |title=Wagner head Prigozhin says Russian army attacked his forces |work=[[Deutsche Welle]] |url=https://www.dw.com/en/wagner-head-prigozhin-says-russian-army-attacked-his-forces/a-66016855 |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623194309/https://www.dw.com/en/wagner-head-prigozhin-says-russian-army-attacked-his-forces/a-66016855 |archive-date=23 June 2023}}</ref> Prigozhin alleged that Shoigu and the "oligarchic clan" had personal motives for initiating the war.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=James |date=23 June 2023 |title=Yevgeny Prigozhin's Coup Targets Putin and His 'Oligarchic Clan' |work=[[The Intercept]] |url=https://theintercept.com/2023/06/24/russia-putin-yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624214209/https://theintercept.com/2023/06/24/russia-putin-yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner/ |archive-date=24 June 2023}}</ref> Furthermore, he asserted that the Russian military command intentionally concealed the true number of [[Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War|soldiers killed in Ukraine]], with casualties reaching up to 1,000 on certain days.<ref name="politico-civilwar">{{Cite news |last1=Busvine |first1=Douglas |last2=Gavin |first2=Gabriel |last3=Sheftalovich |first3=Zoya |date=24 June 2023 |title=Putin raises specter of civil war as Wagner boss Prigozhin menaces Moscow |work=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/prigozhin-says-has-taken-control-of-rostov-on-don/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624073806/https://www.politico.eu/article/prigozhin-says-has-taken-control-of-rostov-on-don/ |archive-date=24 June 2023}}</ref>
During the early morning of 24 June, Wagner forces crossed into Russia's [[Rostov Oblast]] from Luhansk, encountering no apparent opposition. In response, criminal charges were filed against Prigozhin by the [[Federal Security Service]] (FSB) for [[Wagner Group mutiny|inciting an armed rebellion]].<ref name="MoscowTimes_Prigozhin_says_Moscow">{{cite Q|Q119860197|url-status=live}}</ref> PMC Wagner proceeded to capture the Russian city of [[Rostov-on-Don]], and began an advance on Moscow.<ref name=":6">{{cite news |date=24 June 2023 |title=Russia: Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin calls halt to Moscow advance |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66006860 |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624192049/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66006860 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the scuffle, Wagner shot down an [[Ilyushin Il-18#Variants|Ilyushin Il-22M]] airborne command post plane and several military helicopters.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roth |first1=Andrew |last2=Sauer |first2=Pjotr |date=26 June 2023 |title=Vladimir Putin says enemies wanted Russia to 'choke on civil strife' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/26/yevgeny-prigozhin-breaks-silence-after-armed-mutiny-russia |access-date=26 June 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=26 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626153906/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/26/yevgeny-prigozhin-breaks-silence-after-armed-mutiny-russia |url-status=live}}</ref>
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A few moments later, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation, denouncing Wagner's actions as "treason" and vowing to take "harsh steps" to suppress the rebellion. He stated the situation threatened the existence of Russia itself.<ref name="politico-civilwar" /> Furthermore, Putin made an appeal to the Wagner forces who "by deceit or threats" had been "dragged" into participating in the rebellion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Christine |date=24 June 2023 |title=Putin accuses Wagner mercenaries of treason, vows to punish takeover of key Russian city |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/24/putin-vows-to-punish-those-involved-in-mutiny-accuses-them-of-treason.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624072334/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/24/putin-vows-to-punish-those-involved-in-mutiny-accuses-them-of-treason.html |archive-date=24 June 2023 |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>
In response, Prigozhin said that Russia's
Prigozhin allegedly made personal efforts to establish contact with the presidential administration on the afternoon of 24 June 2023, including reaching out to Putin himself, who refused to speak with him. Final negotiations were reportedly conducted by [[Anton Vaino]], the chief of staff, [[Nikolai Patrushev]], the secretary of the Security Council, and [[Boris Gryzlov]], the Russian ambassador to Belarus.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Putin was nowhere to be found' An inside look into the Kremlin's attempted negotiations with Prigozhin and why it took Lukashenko to put an end to the rebellion |url=https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/06/25/putin-was-nowhere-to-be-found |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=Meduza |language=en |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630021528/https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/06/25/putin-was-nowhere-to-be-found |url-status=live }}</ref> Belarusian president [[Alexander Lukashenko]] reportedly spoke with Prigozhin upon Putin's request,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sonne |first=Paul |date=24 June 2023 |title=President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus was in talks on Saturday with the head of the Wagner private military group, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, according to a statement released by the Belarusian state news agency. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/24/world/russia-ukraine-news/b6841df6-2f2b-5167-b4c8-726aacf03b72 |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=30 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630022030/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/24/world/russia-wagner-prigozhin-ukraine-news |url-status=live }}</ref> acting as a mediator to broker a settlement. Charges were dropped and Wagner ceased its march on Moscow.<ref name=":6" /> As part of the agreement, Prigozhin moved to Belarus and Wagner troops were slated to return to Ukraine, but those plans were cancelled in the wake of Wagner's refusal to sign military contracts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2023 |title=Russia says Wagner Group's leader will move to Belarus after his rebellious march challenged Putin |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-wagner-prigozhin-9acbdf1eda849692ca0423a4116058d1 |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=AP News |language=en |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624075028/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-wagner-prigozhin-9acbdf1eda849692ca0423a4116058d1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=27 June 2023 |title=Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won't press charges for mutiny |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/whereabouts-fate-russian-mercenary-leader-remain-mystery-after-100401362 |access-date=28 June 2023 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701084951/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/whereabouts-fate-russian-mercenary-leader-remain-mystery-after-100401362 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirby |first=Paul |date=27 June 2023 |title=Belarus leader welcomes Wagner boss Prigozhin into exile |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66029636 |access-date=28 June 2023 |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629232443/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66029636 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marsi |first=Edna Mohamed, Federica |title=Wagner will no longer fight in Ukraine, Russian official says |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/6/29/russia-ukraine-live-kyiv-says-forces-advancing-in-bakhmut |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=www.aljazeera.com |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629065100/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/6/29/russia-ukraine-live-kyiv-says-forces-advancing-in-bakhmut |url-status=live}}</ref> Despite his charges being dropped, Prigozhin remained under investigation for treason.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peter |first=Laurence |date=26 June 2023 |title=Russia still investigating Wagner boss Prigozhin for treason |language=en-GB |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66021601 |access-date=26 June 2023 |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722013141/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66021601 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Africa interests==
Throughout 2018, Prigozhin established numerous interests in Africa via the Wagner Group and approximately 100–200 political consultants. He became involved in such countries as [[Madagascar]], the [[Central Africa Republic]] (CAR), the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Angola]], [[Senegal]], [[Rwanda]], [[Sudan]], [[Libya]], [[Guinea]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Zambia]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[Kenya]], [[Cameroon]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Mozambique]], [[Niger]], [[Nigeria]], [[Chad]], [[South Sudan]], and [[South Africa]].<ref name="Bloomberg20112018">{{Cite news |last1=Meyer |first1=Henry |last2=Arkhipov |first2=Ilya |last3=Rahagalala |first3=Aina |date=20 November 2018 |title=Putin's Notorious 'Chef' Is Now Meddling Across Africa: The man indicted in the U.S. for interfering in the 2016 election is spreading Russia's reach across the continent. |work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-11-20/putin-chef-yevgeny-prigozhin-is-now-meddling-in-africa |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214154209/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-11-20/putin-chef-yevgeny-prigozhin-is-now-meddling-in-africa |archive-date=14 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="Proekt13032019">{{Cite news |date=13 March 2019 |title=Шеф и повар. Часть первая. Расследование о том, как Евгений Пригожин возглавил российское наступление в Африке |language=ru |trans-title=Chef and cook. Part one. Investigation of how Yevgeny Prigozhin led the Russian offensive in Africa |work=Проект Медиа (Proekt) |url=https://www.proekt.media/investigation/prigozhin-afrika/ |url-status=dead |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602203648/https://www.proekt.media/investigation/prigozhin-afrika/ |archive-date=2 June 2020 |quote=''Since 2018, Russia began an active expansion in Africa, helping the countries of the continent politically, financially and openly supporting them with military force. At the forefront of this expansion was the "Kremlin cook" Yevgeny Prigozhin, who fell under US sanctions for trying to influence the election of the American president. However, not only Prigozhin, but also budget money was spent on promoting the interests of the Kremlin in Africa. The "Project" tells how this campaign is organized, using the example of Madagascar, where the plans of Russia and Prigozhin turned out to be especially large-scale, and the failures eloquent.'' (translated from Russian)}}</ref><ref name="Dozhd20032019">{{Cite news |last=Чуракова |first=Ольга (Churakova, Olga) |date=20 March 2019 |title=В странах Африки работают до 200 политтехнологов, связанных с Пригожиным |language=ru |trans-title=In Africa, up to 200 political strategists associated with Prigozhin work |work=[[TV Rain]] |url=https://tvrain.ru/news/v_stranah_afriki_rabotajut_do_200_polittehnologov_svjazannyh_s_prigozhinym-482346/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605230109/https://tvrain.ru/news/v_stranah_afriki_rabotajut_do_200_polittehnologov_svjazannyh_s_prigozhinym-482346/ |archive-date=5 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="NovayaGazeta20112018">{{Cite news |date=20 November 2018 |title=Уран, алмазы, золото и ваниль. Bloomberg раскрыл географию интересов 'кремлевского повара' Пригожина в Африке: 10 стран! |language=ru |trans-title=Uranium, Diamonds, Gold and Vanilla. Bloomberg has revealed the geography of interests of the 'Kremlin cook' Prigozhin in Africa: 10 countries! |work=Novaya Gazeta |url=https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2018/11/20/78646-uran-almazy-zoloto-i-vanil |url-status=live |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227044357/https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2018/11/20/78646-uran-almazy-zoloto-i-vanil |archive-date=27 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Proekt11042019">{{Cite news |last1=Rozhdestvensky |first1=Ilya |last2=Rubin |first2=Mikhail |last3=Badanin |first3=Roman |authorlink3=Roman Badanin |date=11 April 2019 |title=Шеф и повар. Часть третья. Расследование о том, как Россия вмешивается в выборы в двадцати странах: Документы из офиса работающих на Евгения Пригожина политтехнологов показывают стратегию российского вмешательства в африканскую политику – разжигать антизападные настроения и реанимировать старые территориальные споры. Но пока российской экспансии мешают три проблемы – непрофессионализм, коррупция и пьянство. |language=ru |trans-title=Chef and cook. Part three. Investigation of how Russia intervenes in elections in twenty countries: Documents from the office of political strategists working for Yevgeny Prigozhin show the strategy of Russian intervention in African politics – to foment anti-Western sentiments and reanimate old territorial disputes. But while Russian expansion is hindered by three problems – unprofessionalism, corruption and drunkenness. |work=Проект Медиа (Proekt) |url=https://www.proekt.media/investigation/prigozhin-polittekhnologi/ |url-status=dead |access-date=10 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705174632/https://www.proekt.media/investigation/prigozhin-polittekhnologi/ |archive-date=5 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="NovayaGazeta11042019">{{Cite news |date=11 April 2019 |title='Проект': связанные с Пригожиным политтехнологи работают в 20 африканских странах |language=ru |trans-title='Project': political strategists associated with Prigozhin work in 20 African countries |work=Novaya Gazeta |url=https://novayagazeta.ru/news/2019/04/11/150800-proekt-prigozhin-planiruet-sozdat-afrikanskuyu-imperiyu |url-status=live |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227044354/https://novayagazeta.ru/news/2019/04/11/150800-proekt-prigozhin-planiruet-sozdat-afrikanskuyu-imperiyu |archive-date=27 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="Rospres24042019">{{Cite news |date=24 April 2019 |title=Человек Пригожина начал разведку алмазов в районе убийства российских журналистов: Тем временем его жена общается с египетскими богами, очищает ауру и консультируется у уфологов |language=ru |trans-title=Prigozhin's man began exploration of diamonds in the area of the murder of Russian journalists. Meanwhile, his wife communicates with the Egyptian gods, cleans the aura and consults with ufologists |work=«Руспрес» (Ruspres) |url=https://www.rospres.com/specserv/27236/ |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428180748/https://www.rospres.com/specserv/27236/ |archive-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> Pyotr Bychkov ({{lang-ru|link=no|Петр Александрович Бычков}}) is allegedly responsible for coordinating Prigozhin's "Africa expansion".<ref name="ZNAC29052019">{{Cite news |date=29 May 2019 |title=Фонд, который СМИ связывают с политтехнологом Пригожина, перечислил Бутиной 5 млн рублей |language=ru |trans-title=The fund, which the media associate with the political strategist Prigozhin, transferred 5 million rubles to Butina |work=[[:ru:Znak.com|Znak]] |url=https://www.znak.com/2019-05-29/fond_kotoryy_smi_svyazyvayut_s_polittehnologom_prigozhina_perechislil_butinoy_5_mln_rubley |url-status=dead |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227044354/https://www.znak.com/2019-05-29/fond_kotoryy_smi_svyazyvayut_s_polittehnologom_prigozhina_perechislil_butinoy_5_mln_rubley |archive-date=27 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="PeterBychkovBio">{{Cite news |year=2017 |title=Бычков Петр Александрович |language=ru |trans-title=Bychkov, Petr Alexandrovich |work=Российская Ассоциация Политических Консультантов РАПК (Russian Association of Political Consultants RAPK) |url=http://rapc.pro/bychkov-petr-aleksandrovich/ |url-status=dead |access-date=10 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705174639/http://rapc.pro/bychkov-petr-aleksandrovich/ |archive-date=5 July 2019}}</ref>{{efn|In March 2014, political consultants in Russia formed the Russian Association of Political Contants RAPK ({{lang-ru|link=no|Российская Ассоциация Политических Консультантов РАПК}}) which is the first professional association of independent experts in political technology and consulting. It was formed to counter political election fraud and
In March 2020, it was revealed that Prigozhin had financially assisted [[Saif al-Islam Gaddafi]], son of the late overthrown Libyan leader [[Muammar Gaddafi]], in his bid for the [[next Libyan presidential election]].<ref name="russiarevealed">{{Cite news |date=20 March 2020 |title=How a Russian Plan to Restore Qaddafi's Regime Backfired |publisher=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-20/how-a-russian-plan-to-restore-qaddafi-s-libyan-regime-backfired |url-status=live |access-date=20 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320131329/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-20/how-a-russian-plan-to-restore-qaddafi-s-libyan-regime-backfired |archive-date=20 March 2020}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
Prigozhin was married to Lyubov Valentinovna Prigozhina,<ref name="SpaManagement">{{Cite web |date=22 September 2014 |title=Пригожина Любовь |trans-title=Progozhina Lyubov |url=http://spamanagement.su/practice/expert/23-prigozhina |access-date=26 December 2019 |website=Spa & Management website |language=ru |archive-date=27 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227044359/http://spamanagement.su/practice/expert/23-prigozhina |url-status=live }}</ref> a pharmacist and businesswoman. She owns a network of boutique stores known as the ''Chocolate Museum'' ({{lang-ru| links=no|label=none|«Музей шоколада»}}) in Saint Petersburg. In 2012, she started the ''Crystal Spa & Lounge'', a day spa located along [[:ru:Улица Жуковского (Санкт-Петербург)|Zhukovsky Street]] in Saint Petersburg, which won a third place award in 2013 for the Perfect Urban Day Spa.<ref name=SpaManagement/><ref name="SpaAwards2013">{{Cite news |date=2 December 2013 |title=Международная Премия 'Perfect SPA' – 2013: Подведены итоги и награждены победители Международной Премии 'Perfect SPA' – 2013 |language=ru |trans-title=International Award 'Perfect SPA' – 2013: Summed up and awarded the winners of the International Award 'Perfect SPA' – 2013. |work=1nep.ru |url=https://www.1nep.ru/articles/198251/ |access-date=26 December 2019 |archive-date=27 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227044359/https://www.1nep.ru/articles/198251/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She owns a wellness center in the [[Leningrad Oblast
The couple had two daughters: Polina ({{Lang-ru|Полина|label=none}}), born 1992 and Veronika ({{Lang-ru|Вероника|label=none}}), born 2005, and a son [[Pavel Prigozhin|Pavel]] ({{Lang-ru|Павел|label=none}}), born in either 1996 or 1998.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=3 March 2022 |title=Polina Evgen'yevna Prigozhina |url=https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-T58a4khvHUPVjdAgrpsbmm/ |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=[[OpenSanctions]] |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211021228/https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-T58a4khvHUPVjdAgrpsbmm/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=3 March 2022 |title=Pavel Evgen'yevich Prigozhin |url=https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-knteb2sJu9NwaJ79aK6D9T/ |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=[[OpenSanctions]] |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211021228/https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-knteb2sJu9NwaJ79aK6D9T/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Rospress05022019/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-JsNPhxUnHZj5R5kay4ykZS/ |title=Prigozhina Veronika – OpenSanctions |date=22 March 2022 |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=www.opensanctions.org |archive-date=12 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312182444/https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/NK-JsNPhxUnHZj5R5kay4ykZS/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004, Prigozhin published a children's [[picture book]], with his children listed as co-authors (the book was never put on sale – Prigozhin handed out the book to friends and associates as a gift).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=The Moscow |date=1 June 2023 |title=Wagner Head Prigozhin's Past Life as a Children's Author and Illustrator |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/01/wagner-head-prigozhins-past-life-as-a-childrens-author-and-illustrator-a81358 |access-date=24 August 2023 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824182426/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/01/wagner-head-prigozhins-past-life-as-a-childrens-author-and-illustrator-a81358 |url-status=live }}</ref> Until the invasion of Ukraine, Prigozhin's children were able to move freely across the [[European Union]]. On 20 February 2022, Prigozhin's daughter Veronika took part in equestrian competitions in [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Horses, art and private jets: the charmed life of Russian warlord's family |url=https://www.ft.com/content/03137d7f-6ea0-45eb-9284-d8957a650ba4 |work=Financial Times |date=26 April 2023 |access-date=25 June 2023 |archive-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527193907/https://www.ft.com/content/03137d7f-6ea0-45eb-9284-d8957a650ba4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Awards==
Prigozhin received a number of Russian awards, particularly the title of [[Hero of the Russian Federation]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |author=Илья Фурсеев |date=25 June 2022 |title=Песков ответил на информацию о присвоении 'Героя России' Пригожину |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/25/06/2022/62b6f21b9a7947fd6741fe1f |access-date=6 August 2022 |publisher=[[РБК]] |archive-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915023906/https://www.rbc.ru/politics/25/06/2022/62b6f21b9a7947fd6741fe1f |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Лилия Яппарова, Андрей Перцев, Алексей Славин |date=13 July 2022 |title=Грубо говоря, мы начали войну. Как отправка ЧВК Вагнера на фронт помогла Пригожину наладить отношения с Путиным – и что такое 'собянинский полк' |url=https://meduza.io/feature/2022/07/13/grubo-govorya-my-nachali-voynu |access-date=6 August 2022 |publisher=[[Meduza]] |archive-date=20 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720084913/https://meduza.io/feature/2022/07/13/grubo-govorya-my-nachali-voynu |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Анна Павлова, Елизавета Нестерова |date=6 August 2022 |title='В первую очередь интересуют убийцы и разбойники – вам у нас понравится'. Похоже, Евгений Пригожин лично вербует наемников в колониях |url=https://zona.media/article/2022/08/06/prigozhin |access-date=6 August 2022 |publisher=[[Mediazona]] |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920032753/https://zona.media/article/2022/08/06/prigozhin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also received Sudan's [[Order of the Republic (Sudan)|Order of the Republic]] in 2018<ref>{{Cite web |title=Пригожин предложил стать посредником для урегулирования ситуации в Судане |url=https://tass.ru/obschestvo/17573523 |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=TACC |archive-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508051905/https://tass.ru/obschestvo/17573523 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Order of the Two Niles]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wagner PMC founder offers mediation services for settlement in Sudan |url=https://tass.com/politics/1607431 |access-date=5 August 2023 |website=TASS |archive-date=23 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230823190422/https://tass.com/politics/1607431 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Memorials==
In April 2024, a monument depicting Prigozhin and Wagner co-founder Dmitry Utkin was unveiled outside the Wagner Group's chapel in [[Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai]], which also contains the largest cemetery for Wagner mercenaries. The municipal government said that the monument was built on private property and did not require authorization from their side.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 April 2024 |title=Prigozhin Monument Unveiled in Southern Russia's Krasnodar Region |work=The Moscow Times |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/04/05/prigozhin-monument-unveiled-in-southern-russias-krasnodar-region-a84753 |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref>
==See also==
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