Stavvy“The orders come from Papa”
Who is Yevgeny #Prigozhin YP: hotdog seller who rose to top of #Putin’s war machine & founded #wagner who #WesternIntelligence estimate 50,000 #mercenaries deployed accross #Ukraine, #Syria & #Africa. YP vid lauding Wagner as “probably most experienced #army in the world today” after years operating in shadows, he is clearly relishing spotlight as one of the most powerful members of #Putin court. #russia #europe #nato #uk #us
Yevgeny Prigozhin: the hotdog seller who rose to the top of Putin’s war machine
Russian officials have said the Wagner group founder was on a plane that crashed outside Moscow. Some of those who knew him describe – what had been up to his abortive rebellion this summer – an extraordinary journey from prison to power