On January 25, the Ukrainian government conceded its first major loss of territory in months when its forces retreated from the town of Soledar in the Donetsk region. The victory was declared not only by Russia, however, but by Yevgeny Prigozhin—leader of the mercenary organization Wagner Group, who claimed on January 11 that Wagner troops had led the effort to seize the town. Prigozhin—sometimes referred to as “Putin’s chef” for his culinary enterprises—is an oligarch who has risen to notoriety over the last decade as one of the most powerful voices in the Kremlin and the founder of the infamous Wagner Group, a military organization that draws on its network of mercenaries to support the Russian government’s interests around the world. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts say that Prigozhin’s visibility has grown and his influence has deepened—with some suggesting that Prigozhin may have his sights set on even greater political ambitions. Here’s what you need to know about Prigozhin and the work of the Wagner Group. Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Born in 1961 in Leningrad, which is now St.

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