Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin was a close confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin until he started a rebellion in June 2023. He is a Russian businessman, mercenary commander, and former close confidant.
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Prigozhin frequently goes by the moniker “Putin’s chef” since he owns eateries and catering businesses that work for the Kremlin.

By gaining large catering contracts with the Kremlin, Prigozhin amassed fortune and earned the title of “Putin’s chef.”
Following the 2014 Russian-backed separatist conflict in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine, he underwent a horrific warlord metamorphosis.
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Wagner reportedly assisted Russia in annexing Crimea in 2014 when he began supporting pro-Russian rebel groups in eastern Ukraine. According to reports, the warlord passed away on August 23, 2023.
Where did Prigozhin’s plane crash?
A plane crash is captured on social media not far from the Russian town of Kuzhenkino.
Was Prigozhin on the plane?
According to Russian authorities, no one survived. According to the TASS news agency, all nine people aboard the Embraer aircraft—seven passengers and three crew members—died. Prigozhin was on the passenger list, according to Russia’s civil aviation authorities, which later clarified that he was traveling with Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin.
Is Prigozhin dead in plane crash?
Prigozhin, 62, and Wagner commander Utkin, 53, were two of the victims of this evening’s jet disaster.


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