Who is the man who calling for a revolt against Russian forces and directing mercenary troops to take the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don and march on Moscow? Until recently, Yevgeny Prigozhin was a cl
ose associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin and operator of unofficial disinformation efforts and military actions in support of Russian policy. He is the head of the private military group Wagner.
The group emerged in 2014 in Ukraine, helping the Russian military annex Crimea, and since then has reportedly been involved in a range of global conflicts from Syria to Libya to Mali, usually assisting Russia's military or Russian political interests. Prior to the war in Ukraine, Wagner mercenaries fought against U.S. forces while boosting the Assad regime in Syria, and have been active in advancing Russian interests in Africa — including Libya, the Central African Republic and Mozambique.
When was Prigozhin's connection to the Wagner Group made public?Until the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Prigozhin had long denied any connection the the Wagner Group and its mercenaries.
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