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Was ‘Putin’s Chef’ Prigozhin Touring Occupied Ukraine?

The man behind the infamous Russian troll farm seems to have surfaced on the front lines.
ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - AUGUST 9, 2016: Concord Catering general director Yevgeny Prigozhin at a meeting of Russian and Turkish government officials and business leaders. Mikhail Metzel/TASS (Photo by Mikhail MetzelT... ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - AUGUST 9, 2016: Concord Catering general director Yevgeny Prigozhin at a meeting of Russian and Turkish government officials and business leaders. Mikhail Metzel/TASS (Photo by Mikhail MetzelTASS via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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August 16, 2022 1:10 p.m.

The man who allegedly masterminded Russian hacking in the 2016 election may have turned up recently in occupied Eastern Ukraine.

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