The ceremony for the boss of the Wagner group, Evgueni Prigojine, who died in a plane crash, was held in private, his company announced on Tuesday August 29, however calling on those who wish to “say their farewells”. in a cemetery in Saint Petersburg.
“The farewell to Yevgeny Viktorovich took place in private. People wishing to say goodbye can go to the Porokhovskoye cemetery,” his company, Concord, said on Telegram. It was not immediately clear whether Wagner’s leader had ever been buried. This is Concord’s first message since Wagner’s abortive rebellion against the Russian general staff at the end of June, which made Yevgueni Prigojine the enemy of power.
The Kremlin announced earlier Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin was not planning to attend the funeral of Yevgeny Prigozhin, whom he called a “traitor” during his mutiny.
The businessman from Saint Petersburg (North-West), boss of the paramilitary group Wagner, died on Wednesday August 23 in the crash of his plane, northwest of Moscow. If the Kremlin denied any involvement, the accident aroused the suspicions of Ukraine and Westerners.
