"The farewell ceremony for Yevgeny Viktorovich will be held in a closed format. Those who want to say goodbye can visit the Porokhovskoye cemetery," Reuters quoted a notice posted by Mr. Prigozhin's media team on the Telegram messaging app along with a photo of Mr. Prigozhin.
TASS quoted a well-informed source as saying that according to the family's wishes, only relatives and friends were invited to Mr. Prigozhin's funeral.
A temporary memorial to Yevgeny Prigozhin in Moscow on August 27.
Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin had no information about Prigozhin's funeral and Russian President Vladimir Putin had "no obligation" to attend, according to TASS news agency.
"The president does not have to attend. Regarding the funeral, we do not have any information. His family and friends have the right to decide and we cannot say anything without them," Mr. Peskov stressed.
Previously, on August 27, the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed that Mr. Prigozhin was among the 10 people killed in the Embraer Legacy 600 plane crash in Russia's Tver province on the evening of August 23.
Two other top Wagner figures, four of Prigozhin's bodyguards and three crew members were also killed in the Embraer Legacy 600 crash, according to Reuters.
President Putin prepares for trip but details are unknown
According to TASS, the Russian President said that Mr. Prigozhin returned to Russia on August 23 and met with a number of officials, but did not mention who specifically.
President Putin also said that he had known Mr. Prigozhin since the 1990s, and commented that the tycoon was "a man with a difficult destiny, he made some serious mistakes in his life." Mr. Putin also commented that Mr. Prigozhin had achieved success for himself and for the common effort entrusted by the Russian President in the last months of his life.
Source link
Comment (0)