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'''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.

'''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 a violin case containing a sledgehammer 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>

He was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |author=Илья Фурсеев |date=25 June 2022 |title=Песков ответил на информацию о присвоении "Героя России" Пригожину |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/25/06/2022/62b6f21b9a7947fd6741fe1f |access-date= |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Лилия Яппарова, Андрей Перцев, Алексей Славин |date=13 July 2022 |title=Грубо говоря, мы начали войну. Как отправка ЧВК Вагнера на фронт помогла Пригожину наладить отношения с Путиным — и что такое "собянинский полк" |url=https://meduza.io/feature/2022/07/13/grubo-govorya-my-nachali-voynu |access-date= |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Анна Павлова, Елизавета Нестерова |date=6 August 2022 |title="В первую очередь интересуют убийцы и разбойники — вам у нас понравится". Похоже, Евгений Пригожин лично вербует наемников в колониях |url=https://zona.media/article/2022/08/06/prigozhin |access-date= |publisher=}}</ref>

He was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |author=Илья Фурсеев |date=25 June 2022 |title=Песков ответил на информацию о присвоении "Героя России" Пригожину |url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/25/06/2022/62b6f21b9a7947fd6741fe1f |access-date= |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Лилия Яппарова, Андрей Перцев, Алексей Славин |date=13 July 2022 |title=Грубо говоря, мы начали войну. Как отправка ЧВК Вагнера на фронт помогла Пригожину наладить отношения с Путиным — и что такое "собянинский полк" |url=https://meduza.io/feature/2022/07/13/grubo-govorya-my-nachali-voynu |access-date= |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Анна Павлова, Елизавета Нестерова |date=6 August 2022 |title="В первую очередь интересуют убийцы и разбойники — вам у нас понравится". Похоже, Евгений Пригожин лично вербует наемников в колониях |url=https://zona.media/article/2022/08/06/prigozhin |access-date= |publisher=}}</ref>