Suspicions of the early days and one of the bodies found among the ruins over the weekend mercenaryFinally, it’s time to say goodbye to Yevgueni Prigozhin, head of the notorious Wagner group. Although there was no official confirmation, his relatives were to bid him farewell this Tuesday at the Serafimovskoye cemetery in Saint Petersburg. Now the decapitated mercenaries have become the “hidden” arm of the terrorist organization. Russia key support abroad and in the war against Ukraine.
Today was the last day of what used to be called the “cook”. putin”It was an open secret that he would occupy a place in Russia today. Along with Prigozhin, he was also buried Valery CekalovWagner’s logistics chief also died in the accident aeroplane Last Wednesday, August 23.
Still, it is unknown whether Prigozhin was actually buried. security around. The police officers present at the funeral did not confirm this, but neither did they deny it. Russian media like Fontanka pointed out that Wagner’s other big name, the well-known neo-Nazi, was also there. Dmitry UtkinHe will receive his funeral on August 31 at the Mitishchi cemetery in Moscow. Both he and Prigozhin were secretly awarded the “Hero of Russia” award.
No official presence
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who chose not to attend, will not attend the event. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry PeskovHe justified the decision by stating that the Russian administration “has no knowledge” of the incident. funeral. “Family and relatives make the decision on this matter, we cannot say anything without them here,” said Erdogan. This is not the only event his supporters organized to bid farewell to “Uncle Zhenya”, one of his nicknames. among the relatives of the deceased.
Peskov had personally criticized the idea that the Russian government had given the Kremlin the order to shoot down Prigozhin’s plane; Noting that these accusations are “totally unfounded”, Erdogan urged the Western media to “trust only the facts when dealing with this issue”. Even today, Russia continues to investigate the causes of the accident, but different theories are being propagated by the Russian media, including some who blame the crime. London already Kyiv event.
Other Russian citizens also paid their respects to Prigozhin on the streets of different Russian cities such as Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Kazan. They mourned his death and wanted to honor the mercenary leader. Wagner has been repeatedly accused of not respecting the rules. human rights they are accused of killing civilians both in Ukraine and in the Middle East and Africa.