Thursday, October 5, 2023

"This 25-year-old Russian is sole inheritor of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner group"

From New Delhi's WION, October 2:

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the former leader of the Wagner mercenaries and Russian President Vladimir Putin's former chef who served him a dish of treason in June, has apparently left a significant portion of his wealth to his 25-year-old son, Pavel.

A photograph purportedly showing Prigozhin's will is circulating on social media. It suggests that Pavel Prigozhin is designated the sole inheritor of his father's assets and the private militia.

Prigozhin, who amassed substantial wealth through catering contracts before founding the Wagner Group, which supported Russia's offensive in Ukraine, died in August in a mysterious private jet crash. The incident occurred a little more than a month after he led a mutiny against the Russian military, seen as a direct challenge to President Putin.

Following Prigozhin's demise, Putin referred to his former ally as a "talented" businessman who had made "serious mistakes" and faced a "difficult fate." 

The document shared online states that all of Prigozhin's current and future property has been passed on to Pavel Evgenyevich Prigozhin.....