There are no people at the grave – The funeral was held in absolute secrecy in a closed circle – Prigozhin was buried next to his father
The SHOT channel on Telegram released the first photos and videos of the grave of the warlord of the Wagner group Yevgeny Prigozhin. Next to the grave, no people can be discerned.
The funeral of the Russian head of the Wagner mercenary organization, it was done in absolute secrecy in a closed circlein a cemetery on the outskirts of his hometown of St. Petersburg, next to his father, Russian and Ukrainian media reported.
“The head of Wagner PMC he was buried like a stray dog ​​and without military honors in a nameless cemetery next to his father” commented the Ukrainians. In the other Ukrainian publication it is stated that “Putin and ‘dear brother’ Kadyrov did not come to say goodbye to the head of Wagner.
Prigozhin’s press office announced earlier laconically that his farewell “it took place in a closed circle” and that “those who wish to say goodbye to him can visit the Porokhovsky cemetery.
Prigozhin was killed on August 23 when the plane he was traveling in crashed, two months after the Wagner uprising posed the biggest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Absolute secrecy had been observed surrounding the preparations for his funeral. This morning the Kremlin announced that Putin was not going to attend the ceremony.
Two other top Wagner executives, Valery Chekalov and Dmitry Utkin, four of Prigozhin’s bodyguards and three crew members were also killed when the Embraer Legacy 600 private jet crashed in Tver, north of Moscow.
Earlier today, the head of Wagner’s logistics department, Valery Chekalov, was buried at Severnoye Cemetery, also in St. Petersburg. Footage from a Reuters video showed a priest chanting in front of the casket, which was surrounded by relatives, friends and former colleagues of Chekalov, some holding flowers. Some, including women and children wearing sunglasses, kissed the coffin. Some unidentified persons ordered the agency’s photojournalist and cameraman to stop taking pictures.
on Tuesday, Moscow announced that Putin does not plan to attend the funeral of the head of Wagner.
Source :Skai
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