Yevgeny
Viktorovich Prigozhin was born on 1 June 1961, is a Russian oligarch and
mercenary chief, and was a close confidant of Russian president Vladimir Putin
until he launched an alleged coup in June 2023. Prigozhin is sometimes called
"Putin's chef", as he owns restaurants and catering companies that
provide services for the Kremlin.
Yevgeny
Viktorovich Prigozhin has accumulated significant wealth over the years. His
net worth is estimated to be around $1 billion. He has luxury property, a yacht
and a private jet.
Yevgeny V.
Prigozhin became rich through his personal ties to President Vladimir V. Putin
of Russia, winning lucrative catering and construction contracts with the
Russian government while building a mercenary force known as Wagner.
Lyubov Prigozhina
Lyubov
Prigozhina was born on June 26, 1970, is the spouse of Yevgeny Prigozhin and
owner of Agat LLC, a subsidiary of Concord Management and Consulting LLC, which
belongs to the Concord group, founded and owned until 2019 by her husband.
She is
associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is responsible for the deployment of
Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine and for benefitting from large public
contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defence following the illegal annexation
of Crimea by Russia and occupation of Eastern Ukraine by Russia-backed
separatists. She has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine
the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
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Yevgeny
Prigozhin and his wife Lyubov Valentinovna Prigozhina have two children. They
have a daughter Polina born in 1992, and a son Pavel born in 1996.
At last, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s influence and close ties to Vladimir Putin have made him a prominent figure in Russian politics and society. While his business ventures have brought him success, his alleged involvement in electoral interference has also attracted controversy.