Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was killed in a suspicious plane crash after his short-lived rebellion against the Kremlin, was buried in a private ceremony Tuesday, his representatives and Russian media said.
The remains of what Moscow identified as the rogue warlord were buried next to his father at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in his hometown of St. Petersburg, according to its press service and Russian branch.
The quiet service for the 62-year-old was not attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is rumored to be behind Wednesday’s apparent explosion that brought down a private plane said to be carrying rebels, six of his friends and three crew members. .
The Kremlin has denied responsibility for the plane disaster, and Putin last week offered his condolences to the family of his former ally – albeit in an ominous statement that referred to Prigozhin’s “serious mistake” and “complicated fate”.
A photo of Prigozhin’s grave appeared
Since Prigozhin was the “Hero of Russia”, he should have been buried with full military honors, but the head of the PMC “Wagner” was buried like a stray dog in the cemetery in St. Petersburg next to his father. pic.twitter.com/Mc856MpXel
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Putin previously accused Prigozhin of “treason” after he ordered his paramilitary groups to take over military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don on the Ukrainian border, shoot down Russian planes and march on Moscow to oust the defense leadership, which he criticized over his handling. from the Ukrainian war.
A deal was quickly struck for Prigozhin to end his rebellion in exchange for an amnesty in Belarus – but many experts say the damage has already been done to Putin, who faces his biggest threat to his authoritarian rule since he came to power in 1999.
Although Prigozhin was previously reported to have been awarded Russia’s highest military honor for leading a group of Kremlin-funded mercenaries into Ukraine to fuel an unprovoked invasion of the country, his private funeral lacked the pomp and circumstance that would traditionally adorn a decorated war hero.
The body identified by Moscow as Prigozhin was buried next to his father at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in his hometown of St. Petersburg. AFP via Getty Images
Yevgeny Prigozhin is pictured in a March video in which he calls on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to withdraw troops from Bakhmut in Ukraine.AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen in 2010 with Prigozhin, did not attend the funeral of his former ally.SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images
Burial was also held at St. Petersburg on Tuesday for Wagner’s logistics chief, Valery Chekalov, who was killed in the crash along with Dmitry Utkin, Prigozhin’s second-in-command, and four fighters and bodyguards.
With Postal wire
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