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[[File:Prigozhin in Soledar.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yevgeny Prigozhin (center, no mask) and his soldiers at the [[Soledar]] Salt Mine Museum, January 10, 2024.]]

[[File:Prigozhin in Soledar.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Yevgeny Prigozhin (center, no mask) and his soldiers at the [[Soledar]] Salt Mine Museum, January 10, 2024.]]

'''Evgeny Prigozhin''' or '''Yevgeny Prigozhin''' (born June 1, 1961) was the executive manager of the [[Wagner Group PMC]].

'''Evgeny Prigozhin''' or '''Yevgeny Prigozhin''' (born June 1, 1961) was the executive manager of the [[Wagner Group PMC]].  Prigozhin has no formal military training or record of service, and as the Wagner group head functioned mainly as a personnel manager, recruiter, and public relations spokesperson.

In November 2022, after the [[European Union]] declared the Wagner group a terrorist organization, Prigozhin declared the [[European Parliament]] dissolved and sent them a sledgehammer in a violin case covered in fake blood, people familiar with the matter said. "Before this procedure enters into [[legal]] force, I have been instructed to submit an information case to the European Parliament,” Prigozhin said.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-723234 Wagner's Prigozhin gives bloody sledgehammer to EU for terror designation], By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: NOVEMBER 24, 2022.</ref>

In November 2022, after the [[European Union]] declared the Wagner group a terrorist organization, Prigozhin declared the [[European Parliament]] dissolved and sent them a sledgehammer in a violin case covered in fake blood, people familiar with the matter said. "Before this procedure enters into [[legal]] force, I have been instructed to submit an information case to the European Parliament,” Prigozhin said.<ref>[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-723234 Wagner's Prigozhin gives bloody sledgehammer to EU for terror designation], By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: NOVEMBER 24, 2022.</ref>