Q. Who is the Head of Russia’s Wagner Mercenary Group? (69th BPSC Prelims 2023)
(A) Sergei Shoigu
(B) Yevgeny Prigozhin
(C) Aleksandr Lukashenko
(D) Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Answer: B
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary force, who Russia’s civil aviation authority said was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed north of Moscow on Thursday.
– Prigozhin, 62, soared in prominence after Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, where his fighters – including thousands of convicts he recruited from prison – led the Russian assault on the city of Bakhmut in the longest and bloodiest battle of the war. Prigozhin used social media to trumpet Wagner’s successes and wage a feud with the military establishment, accusing it of incompetence and even treason.
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