Yevgeny Prigozhin Net Worth: The Wagner Mercenary Chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin is the biggest name in Russia, he is a Russian oligarch and mercenary leader. He had good relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Let’s know, how much is his net worth.
Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin?
Yevgeny Prigozhin was the founder of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary force, who had a close confidant of Vladimir Putin, Russian President. Yevgeny was often referred to as Putin’s chef. He owns restaurants and catering companies that provide services to the Moscow Kremlin.
He was born on 1 June 1961 in Leningrad, Soviet Union to Violetta Kirovna Prigozhina and Viktor Yevgenyevich Prigozhin. He was the only child for them. His father Victor was a mining engineer, who died when Yevgeny was just nine.
While his mother Violetta Kirovna Prigozhina was a hospital nurse.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, 62, has reportedly died in a plane crash on 23 August 2023. According to reports, The Wagner Chief was ‘on board’ with 9 others. The private jet was seen falling out of the sky in the Bologovsky district. He later succumbed to death after the plane crashed.
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Net Worth
Yevgeny was regarded as a wealthy warlord as he collected millions of dollars during his time, and he had an important role in involvement in the war in Ukraine. He was one of the closest to Putin but later became his greatest enemy after launching an alleged coup in June 2023.
Prigozhin has an estimated net worth of around £1 billion. He had a huge private yacht, and a private plane, among other luxuries.
According to The Sun, the Russian President last year announced that Prigozhin and Wagner Group had raked in £ 1.6 billion worth of contracts from the Russian state.
Yevgeny Prigozhin Death Cause
According to Russia’s reports, Yevgeny died in a plane crash on 23 August 2023, the plane was on the way from Moscow to Saint Petersburg. There were ten people on board including Prigozhin, who died abruptly after the plane crash.
