Russia's Prigozhin admits link to Wagner mercenaries for first time

Putin's 'chef' Prigozhin admits creating Wagner mercenary outfit in 2014

By Sebastian Shukla and Anna Chernova, CNNYevgeny Prigozhin, one of Russia’s most elusive oligarchs, now admits to founding the private military company known as Wagner in 2014, reversing years of denials about his connection to the shadowy outfit.Prigozhin is so close to the Kremlin that he is known as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “chef.”On social media on Monday, Prigozhin released a statement via his company Concord Catering, which bega…

Putin ally admits he created the Wagner mercenary group linked to wartime atrocities: 'I cleaned old weapons myself'

Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted to founding Wagner in 2014, saying the group's "bravery and courage" made the "liberation" of Ukrainian territory possible.

Putin ally Prigozhin admits he founded Wagner mercenaries

It’s the first public confirmation of his link to the private military company that operates in Africa, Syria and elsewhere

Businessman Prigozhin confirms he founded Wagner group

Russia’s official law enforcement and military authorities have never commented on Wagner’s activities

Russia’s Prigozhin admits link to Wagner mercenaries for first time

LONDON (Reuters) - Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that he had founded the Wagner Group private military company in 2014, the first public confirmation of a link he has previously denied. The Wagner Group, staffed by veterans ...

‘Putin’s chef’ confirms founding Russian mercenary group Wagner

Yevgeny Prigozhin says he formed organization in 2014 to send fighters to Ukraine's Donbas, hails the mercenaries accused of atrocities as 'heroes who defended the Syrian people'