INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Companies with known links to Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin have been awarded over 1 billion rubles in government contracts since
nine contracts, which are all for the provision of food services to various state-run institutions and were signed after the June 24 mutiny,
are worth a total of 1.06 billion rubles ($11.7 million), according to publicly available data published by the Russian
providing meals to public schools in the town of Mytishchi just north of Moscow
children's summer camp.Journalists had previously discovered matching phone numbers and registration addresses between the companies and
Prigozhin's subsidiaries, along with key personnel who have held positions in multiple Prigozhin-owned companies.While Prigozhin has gained
international notoriety as the leader of the Wagner mercenary group following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year, he initially amassed
his wealth through his catering business that secured lucrative government contracts thanks to his close ties with President Vladimir
finances.When contacted by RTVI, a representative from a medical and health center associated with Russia's Foreign Ministry and Moscow's
health department stated that they had no plans to terminate existing contracts with Prigozhin-linked companies.Earlier this month, the
investigative outlet Vyorstka reported that companies associated with Prigozhin had failed to secure a number of state contracts despite
