ST PETERSBURG, Aug 29 — The funeral of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in a plane crash last week, was held privately at a cemetery on the outskirts of...
ST PETERSBURG, Aug 29 — The funeral of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in a plane crash last week, was held privately at a cemetery on the outskirts of his hometown St Petersburg, his press service said today.
Secrecy had surrounded the funeral arrangements for Prigozhin, who was killed in a plane crash on Aug. 23, two months to the day since staging a mutiny in the biggest challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule since he rose to power in 1999. The private ceremony, if confirmed, was in stark contrast to Prigozhin’s aggressive, self-publicising style. A Russian news outlet, MSK1.RU, quoted cemetery staff as saying that was the family’s wish.
Two other top Wagner figures, four Prigozhin bodyguards and three crew members were also killed when his Embraer Legacy 600 private jet crashed north of Moscow.
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