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Yevgeny Prigozhin

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, right, sits inside a military vehicle posing for a selfie photo with a local civilian on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area of the headquarters of the Southern Military District (AP Photo)
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AP
With Russia revolt over, Wagner future and direction of Ukraine war uncertain
Putin and Prigozhin remain publicly silent; Blinken says events are ‘extraordinary,’ adding ‘I think we’ve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian façade’
A serviceman stands atop of an armored vehicle of the Wagner Group military company, as he guards an area at the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (AP)
US spy agencies reportedly detected early signs of Russia revolt by Wagner chief
By AFP
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, right, sits inside a military vehicle posing for a selfie photo with a local civilian on a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023, prior to leaving an area of the headquarters of the Southern Military District (AP Photo)
June 26, 2023, 8:53 am
With Russia revolt over, Wagner future and direction of Ukraine war uncertain
Putin and Prigozhin remain publicly silent; Blinken says events are ‘extraordinary,’ adding ‘I think we’ve seen more cracks emerge in the Russian façade’
By AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on monitors as he addresses the nation after Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, called for armed rebellion and reached the southern city of Rostov-on-Don with his troops, in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2023. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
June 25, 2023, 12:32 pm
Russian mercenary leader’s revolt ends, but questions remain about Putin’s power
Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin agrees to go into exile but his foray toward Moscow exposed Kremlin weakness and will leave a diminished Russian president, say Western analysts
By AP
A serviceman stands atop of an armored vehicle of the Wagner Group military company, as he guards an area at the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (AP)
June 25, 2023, 6:50 am
US spy agencies reportedly detected early signs of Russia revolt by Wagner chief
Intelligence officials conducted briefings on potential for unrest in nuclear-armed country a full day before it unfolded, Washington Post and New York Times report
By AFP
In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, March 3, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, addresses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asking him to withdraw the remaining Ukrainian forces from Bakhmut to save their lives, at an unspecified location in Ukraine. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)
June 25, 2023, 1:07 am
Kremlin says Wagner chief to move to Belarus after rebellious march on Moscow
Moscow says Yevgeny Prigozhin will not face prosecution as part of deal to end most significant challenge to Putin in more than 20 years in power
By Agencies
In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)
June 24, 2023, 10:32 pm
Rebellious Wagner chief announces surprise halt of march on Moscow, return to bases
Mercenaries were 200 kilometers from capital prior to deal negotiated by Belarusian autocrat Lukashenko
By AP
The Spasskaya Tower is seen through metal barriers at Moscow's Red Square on June 24, 2023. (Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP)
June 24, 2023, 8:18 pm
Israel issues advisory warning against travel to Russia after mercenary group rebels
PM, diplomats to discuss developments as Wagner Group leader abruptly announces halt of advance on Moscow
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023. (Stringer/AFP)
June 24, 2023, 11:32 am
Putin vows to crush ‘treason’ as rebel Wagner leader takes Russian city, eyes Moscow
Russian president urges unity, calls move by mercenary force a ‘stab in the back’ to Russia; Prigozhin seizes military HQ handling fighting in Ukraine, sends convoy toward capital
By Agencies
In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)
June 24, 2023, 9:30 am
Rebellious Wagner leader says he’s taken key military sites in Russian city
Video shows mercenaries on streets of Rostov-on-Don at the Russian military HQ that oversees fighting in Ukraine; Prigozhin urges Russians not to believe news on state TV
By Agencies
In this grab taken from video and released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, June 23, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the outspoken millionaire head of the private military contractor Wagner, speaks during his interview at an unspecified location. Prigozhin assailed the Russian military top brass, accusing it of downplaying the threat posed by the Ukrainian counteroffensive. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)
June 24, 2023, 6:19 am
Wagner chief vows to ‘go to the end’ to oust Moscow top brass, says forces rebelling
Yevgeny Prigozhin claims some mercenary group members have left Ukraine, entered Russian city in ‘a march of justice’; heavy military trucks, armored vehicles seen in capital
By Agencies and ToI Staff
In this Monday, September 20, 2010 file photo, Yevgeny Prigozhin, left, shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, around his factory which produces school meals, outside St. Petersburg, Russia. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
June 24, 2023, 3:58 am
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Russian mercenary chief turned firebrand critic, target for arrest
While gaining acclaim in Russia for his Wagner Group’s capture of key Ukrainian towns, Prigozhin has also accused Moscow’s defense ministry of systemic mismanagement, lies
By AFP
In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Friday, March 3, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, addresses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asking him to withdraw the remaining Ukrainian forces from Bakhmut to save their lives, at an unspecified location in Ukraine. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP, File)
June 24, 2023, 2:29 am
Kremlin orders arrest of Wagner leader after he calls to oust Russian defense chief
Notorious head of mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin posts angry videos accusing Sergei Shoigu of ordering rocket strike on Wagner’s field camps in Ukraine, urges armed rebellion
By AP
FILE - Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, arrives during a funeral ceremony at the Troyekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, April 8, 2023. (AP Photo, file)
May 28, 2023, 10:47 am
The warlord berating the Russian military while leading a militia against Ukraine
After years of commanding a global militia, the mysterious head of the notorious Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has come into the public eye since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
By AP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures during a meeting with President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
May 21, 2023, 11:58 am
Zelensky says Bakhmut is ‘not occupied,’ denying Russia’s claim to control key city
Earlier comments by Ukrainian president had been widely interpreted to mean he thought eastern locale had fallen, hours after a similar claim by Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin
By Zeke Miller, Elise Morton and susie blann
Head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claims the complete capture of east Ukraine's Bakhmut, in a video published to Telegram on May 20, 2023. (Screenshot)
May 20, 2023, 5:17 pm
Head of Russian mercenary group claims total capture of Ukraine’s Bakhmut
City has been scene of longest, bloodiest battle since Russia invaded; Wagner thought to have sustained heavy losses; Ukraine says it still maintains some control
By AFP
Nina Nikiforovа, 80, cries next to the body of her son Oleg Kunynets, a Ukrainian military serviceman who was killed in the east of the country, during his funeral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
February 12, 2023, 2:52 pm
Russia continues Ukraine strikes amid reported struggle to launch eastern offensive
Kyiv says Moscow wishes to try and turn the tide of the conflict as invasion approaches the one-year mark, but is having trouble gaining foothold
By susie blann
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