"Putin's cook" Prigogine personally arrived in ORDLO to command Wagnerians, - mass media
Yevgeny Prigogine, a sub-sanctioned Russian oligarch close to Putin, who is considered to be real owner of Wagner's Private Military Company (Wagner's APC), has arrived in occupied part of Donbass
Photo of him was posted on social network by Vitaliy Milonov, a State Duma deputy from “United Russia” party and a well-known fighter for Orthodox spirituality. About it with reference to Russian opposition edition we can explain (earlier - Open media) transfers Espresso.TV.
"Eugene Prigogine coordinates actions of some mercenaries of Wagner Group. He went to combat zone on behalf of Kremlin, and he is expected to take prisoner of Wagner from the leadership of Ukraine," - said a source close to APC.
Prigogine is unofficially called "Putin's cook" because companies controlled by him provided food services in Kremlin, as well as had lucrative contracts at the facilities of Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Education of Russian Federation.
Notes:
Eugene Prigogine is one of the oldest and most influential leaders of St. Petersburg mafia. He acted as a prototype heroes of TV series and detective literary works.
During Soviet era, Prigogine had two convictions under "serious" articles of Criminal Code.
In 1979, Prigogine received his first conviction for theft - 2.5 years probation - and was sent to Nizhny Novgorod (then - Gorky).
On October 6, 1981, Zhdaniv People's District Court of Leningrad found Prigogine guilty under articles of Criminal Code of "theft", "fraud", "involvement of a minor in criminal activity", "robbery" and sentenced him to 13 years in a penal colony.
During one of criminal episodes, Prigogine and his accomplice took off the girl's boots and earrings on the street. At the same time, Prigogine directly suffocated victim, causing her to faint.
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