BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 33
Who was the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group?
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Answer: (B) Yevgeny Prigozhin
Explanation
Yevgeny Prigozhin headed the Wagner Group; he died in a plane crash in August 2023.
- (A) Incorrect
Wrong: he was Russia's Defence Minister.
- (B) Correct
Correct: Prigozhin led Wagner and staged a mutiny in June 2023.
- (C) Incorrect
Wrong: President of Belarus.
- (D) Incorrect
Wrong: President of Ukraine.