Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of the boss Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhinwhich could take place today or tomorrow at the Serafímovskoe cemetery in St. Petersburg, the Kremlin reported.
“The presence of the president is not foreseen”, said the spokesman of the Russian presidency, Dmitry Peskov, at his daily press conference, where he insisted that everything related to Prigozhin’s funeral was being taken care of by his family.
Peskov added that the Kremlin has no information about the date of the funeral and that the decision is made by “relatives and close friends”. Wagner’s bosswho died in a plane crash on the 23
Meanwhile, authorities in St. Petersburg stepped up today Security measures at the Serafímovskoe cemeterywhere famous figures of this country are buried, including the military, artists, scientists and politicians.
The remains of the Russian president’s parents also lie in that cemetery.
Putin’s father was a veteran of World War II and survived the siege of Leningrad.
Today, metal detectors are installed at the entrance to the cemetery, which is guarded by the police, but visitors can freely enter its area, although the entrance with cameras is prohibited, according to EFE-EPA.
The Russian media Fontanka, referring to its own sources, also points out that there are no mass celebrations for the dead present this Tuesday, which means that Prigozhin’s burial would not take place today.
The Investigative Committee of Russia (CIR) confirmed this Sunday that he had been identified Prigozhin’s corpse and those other nine who died in the crash of their plane.
In Prigozhin’s Embraer Legacy 600, which crashed for unknown reasons about 300 kilometers northwest of Moscow when he flew from the Russian capital to Saint Petersburg, the commander-in-chief and co-founder of the mercenary company Dmitry Utkin was there.
Investigations have so far not shed light on the causes of the accident, among which an explosion on board, a technical failure or even pilot error are being considered.
Some media emphasized the possibility that the aircraft could be shot down, voluntarily or by mistake, by the missiles of the anti-aircraft defense units that protect the residence of the Russian president, located along the route the plane was taking.
Source: Panama America
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