All news on the topic: Yevgeny Prigozhin

For the past two years, something has been happening at Russia’s military command, and it isn’t good.

In 2024, Argentina’s President Javier Milei completed his first year in office.

Reports are increasingly confirming that the Kremlin assigns monthly recruitment targets to regional governors, with new evidence indicating that officials are under pressure to meet a specific quota of contract soldiers.

In these three countries, Russian influence agents undertook covert operations during election campaigns from 2019 to 2025, as revealed by a data leak examined by Forbidden Stories and its partners.

Center 795, established after Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine began and comprising elite units from the GRU and FSB, was designed as a top-secret and entirely independent entity charged with carrying out the most critical operations—from military maneuvers in Ukraine to political assassinations and kidnappings abroad.

Since Yevgeny Prigozhin died in August 2023, his extensive network of propaganda agents has come under the control of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service. A data leak has enabled Forbidden Stories to identify over 60 of its agents assigned to expand Moscow’s disinformation efforts across three continents.

In February 2024, a convoy of fifty motorcyclists conducted a rally in Bangui (the capital of the Central African Republic), culminating in a protest outside the US embassy. The protesters held signs that read “The Central African Republic Supports Trump,” “We stand with Morocco,” “We stand with Algeria,” and “We stand with all of Africa.”

Siman Povarenkin’s professional path is strikingly unconventional, spanning from mining gold to serving the needs of the army’s high command.

Media reports indicate they have verified that two seemingly different individuals — Vadim Polezhaev, a veteran Russian "black PR" political operative formerly close to Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, and Vadim Polezhaev, the deputy head of the Moscow City Court’s press service — are actually the same person.

According to reports from Russian media, the Wagner leader might be buried as soon as Tuesday

Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash.

The fatal plane crash has raised questions about the future of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private army.

A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment concluded the plane was downed Wednesday by an intentional explosion.

The crash was widely seen as an assassination to avenge a mutiny that challenged President Vladimir Putin.

The crash also comes after Russian media reported that a top general linked to Prigozhin was dismissed from his position as commander of the air force.

Intelligence shared with The Washington Post shows the Russian president was warned about Yevgeny Prigozhin's plans “at least two or three days” in advance.

Yevgeny Prigozhin is observed instructing his soldiers that they will spend some time in Belarus to train its military before heading to Africa

The president's comments about the Wagner mercenary leader refer to the very real reputation Russia's Vladimir Putin has for poisoning his enemies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin days after a short-lived rebellion by the mercenary chief and his private army.

Alexander Lukashenko facilitated an agreement where Prigozhin called off his unsuccessful rebellion in return for assurances of safety for him and his troops

According to Jon Huntsman, the upcoming challenge for the United States will be getting ready for a Russia without Putin

Wagner Group mercenaries advanced toward Moscow before an agreement to stop the mutiny and send their chief to Belarus.

The Russian president blasted as “traitors” organizers of a rebellion by armed mercenaries, the gravest threat yet to Putin’s authority.

For the first time in his over 20-year leadership, President Vladimir Putin's authority seemed to be in jeopardy this weekend

Russian forces assigned to defend the capital have pulled back following the retreat of mercenary units that were advancing toward Moscow