![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/what-was-yevgeny-prigozhins-net-worth/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-yevgeny-prigozhin-owner-wagner-839375918.jpg&description=WEALTHY WARLORD Published : 21:36, 23 Aug 2023 Updated : 21:36, 23 Aug 2023 WAGNER Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been killed in a fireball private jet crash. The 62-year-old will be remembered as a wealthy warlord as he amassed millions of dollars during his time as Putin 's declared enemy. 1 Yevgeny Prigozhin, killed in a plane crash, amassed a million-dollar net worth Credit: AP Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin? Yevgeny Prigozhin was the leader of the Wagner Group and was at the forefront of their involvement in the war on Ukraine. He was a close confidant of Putin but became his greatest enemy when he launched an alleged coup in June 2023 . In the past, Prigozhin was often referred to as "Putin's chef" as he owned a number of restaurants and catering companies that provided services for the Kremlin . Insiders have painted a merciless picture of the late Wagner boss. Numerous people who have known Prigozhin described him as a " ruthless schemer" who was obsequious to social superiors and often tyrannical to underlings as he rose to the top. 'He's driven and talented, and won't shrink from anything to get what he wants,' a businessman who knew the oligarch in the 1990s told The Guardian . 'It seems like he gets off from the process itself, not just the end result,' added the former defence official. How did Yevgeny Prigozhin rise to prominence in Russia? Prigozhin's ruthless rise to the top began in 1981 in a courtroom in Leningrad, now-St Petersburg. Old criminal documents, obtained by the Russian news publication, Meduza, in 2021, revealed that Prigozhin was charged with robbery and assault and sent to the penal colonies of Soviet Russia. As communism collapsed, he was freed after serving nine years. Hardened and opportunistic, he began flogging hot dogs on the streets of a crumbling St Petersburg. This venture led to him opening a convenience store and eventually a chain of restaurants, whilst he dipped his hands in the organised crime ravaging the city. By){kind=link}
WAGNER Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been killed in a fireball private jet crash.
The 62-year-old will be remembered as a wealthy warlord as he amassed millions of dollars during his time as Putin’s declared enemy.
Yevgeny Prigozhin was the leader of the Wagner Group and was at the forefront of their involvement in the war on Ukraine.
He was a close confidant of Putin but became his greatest enemy when he launched an alleged coup in June 2023.
In the past, Prigozhin was often referred to as “Putin’s chef” as he owned a number of restaurants and catering companies that provided services for the Kremlin.