>> he's a funder of wagner, he bankrolls the organization but he doesn't have extensive military experience so he doesn't have experience on the ground. >> he use the to be a hot dog salesman. now he's known as putin's chef. >> he has a massive catering business that makes a lot of money thanks to very lucrative contracts he's able to score based on his relationship to putin, and in turn he does putin's favors. >> reporter: one of those favors earned prig azin an indictment from special counsel robert mueller for running the troll farm which attacked our elections. but favors go both ways. he has a contract with the syrian government that gives him 25% of the revenue from any oil field his meares youries grab. according to a military source he sent a message to damascus just before the attack saying he had a good surprise that would come between february 6th and 9th. the oil field attack on american troops happened on the night of the 7th. >> russia right now is engaged