During the day, the funerals of other commanders of the Wagner group, who died in the same plane crash, also took place.
The head of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhinwho died in a plane crash on August 23, is buried at the Porokhovskoye cemetery St Petersburgthe press service reports.
The statement published on the Telegram network literally says: “The last farewell to Yevgueni Viktorovich has taken place behind closed doors. Those who want to say goodbye to him can visit the Porokhovskoye cemetery.”
Prigozhin’s funerals have been held in great secrecy and without the journalists knowing the exact time or place of the burial. Throughout the day, security measures were taken in various cemeteries in St. Petersburg, which has given rise to various assumptions about where the head of the Wagner group might be buried.
The Kremlin had already confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not attend the funeral of Wagner’s boss.
This Tuesday they also have the last farewell to other members of the command group of mercenaries Family and friends also fired Valery Chekalov, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s partner and head of security.
The plane crash that killed the leadership of the Wagner mercenary group occurred on August 23. The plane they were traveling in crashed for unknown reasons about 300 kilometers northwest of Moscow.
Some members of the Wagner group and the opposition have accused Putin of being behind this incident. However, the Kremlin has rejected these allegations and promised to investigate what happened.
The Russian Commission of Inquiry (CIR) confirmed the identities of the plane’s occupants through DNA analysis and made sure that the high command of the Wagner group was among them.
At this time, no information has been published about the causes of the accident, including an explosion on board, a technical malfunction or even a pilot error.
Source: EITB
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