2023-08-30 01:38:20
MOSCOW – The body of Yevgeny Prigosh, head of the Wagner Group mercenary force, has been cremated. His body was buried in the church cemetery in his hometown of St. Petersburg. No government representatives attended the funeral. Prigoshin’s body was cremated on the sixth day following his death in the plane crash. Media was also not allowed in the funeral ceremony. Authorities had earlier announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not attend the funeral.
Last week Prigosh and nine others were killed when their private plane crashed en route to Moscow. Russia confirmed Prigosh’s death through genetic testing. Svetlana Petrenko, spokeswoman of the investigation committee, said that the others who were killed were those who were on the flight documents. The Wagner Group, which had been fighting for Russia in Ukraine, had turned once morest Putin on June 24 and captured the border town of Rostov and marched on Moscow.
It is alleged that Prigosh was killed in retaliation for the coup attempt. Western government centers and observers believe that Prigosh was executed on the orders of Putin for the coup attempt on June 24. Meanwhile, Russia has denied allegations that Prigosh was killed. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Western conclusions are pure lies.
Prigoshin, a billionaire businessman, was known as Putin’s confidant. The eastern city of Bahmut was captured by Prygosh’s mercenary force who came to help the Russian forces in Ukraine. It was the coup once morest Putin that made him unpopular. On June 24, the Wagner Group under the command of Prigosh, captured the southern Russian town of Rostov, and moved towards Moscow. The plane crash also happened following the dismissal of Air Force Chief General Sergei Zurovik, who had known regarding Prigosh’s coup d’état.
English Summary: Russia’s Prigozhin buried quietly in hometown of St Petersburg
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