against this threat will be harsh. so who is evgeny prigozhin? after time injail, he went into the catering business, catching the eye of russia s leader that led to him becoming known as putin s chef. lucrative military contracts followed. linked to interference in america s 2016 election. he became best known as head of the wagner group, a private military force acting for the russian state. it fought in africa and syria. it grew increasingly prominent and important following last year s invasion of ukraine. prigozhin recruited prisoners to fight in the war, but he became increasingly angry with moscow s military leadership, saying they were using his men as cannon fodder and failing to provide ammunition and support.
in america s 2016 election, he became best known as head of the wagner group, a private military force acting for the russian state. it fought in africa and syria. it grew increasingly prominent and important following last year s invasion of ukraine. prigozhin recruited prisoners to fight in the war, but he became increasingly angry with moscow s military leadership, saying they were using his men as cannon fodder and failing to provide ammunition and support. in recent weeks, his video messages became increasingly angry. there was a sense that a crisis was coming to a head. pictures verified by the bbc show smoke rising close to the city of voronezh. bbc news russian sources say wagner fighters have taken control of military facilities in that city,
to our state, our nation. it is a blow to russia, a blow to our people. and our actions to defend the state against this threat will be harsh. so, who is yevgeny prigozhin? after time injail, he went into the catering business, catching the eye of russia s leader. that led to him becoming known as putin s chef. lucrative military contracts followed. linked to interference in america s 2016 election, he became best known as head of the wagner group, a private military force acting for the russian state. it fought in africa and syria. it grew increasingly prominent and important following last year s invasion of ukraine. prigozhin recruited prisoners to fight in the war,
and in moscow today, signs of how seriously this was being taken, with new anti terrorist measures being introduced in the capital. this morning, a visibly angry vladimir putin was forced to appear on tv to speak to the russian people. translation: any internal mutiny is a serious threat i to our state, our nation. it is a blow to russia, a blow to our people. and our actions to defend the state against this threat will be harsh. so who is evgeny prigozhin? after time injail, he went into the catering business, catching the eye of russia s leader that led to him becoming known as putin s chef. lucrative military contracts followed. linked to interference in america s 2016 election, he became best known as head of the wagner group, a private military force acting