“These decisions are always taken together with the family members and are primarily based on the wishes of the family members,” Russian Presidency spokesman Dmitri Peskov said at his daily press conference, adding that when a decision comes, “it will happen to be made public,” he said.
Asked if Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to attend the funeral, the Kremlin spokesman said it is not known at this time “when and how” the funerals of the plane crash victims will take place. answer it right now.”
According to Telegram channels close to the Wagner Group, Prigozhin’s farewell will take place next Tuesday in St. Petersburg, his hometown.
The funeral may only be attended by Wagner’s intimate circle, the VCHK-OGPU channel indicates.
“For the time being, everything indicates that this will not be the case [uma cerimónia solene]but it will be made known that this is due to the wish of the family,” a source told the Telegram channel.
The Russian Commission of Inquiry (CIR) confirmed on Sunday that the body of Prigozhin and those of the other nine passengers in the plane crash on Wednesday in the Tver region, north of Moscow, had been identified.
According to the CIR, the identity of the plane’s occupants was confirmed by comparative DNA analysis.
Prigozhin’s Embraer Legacy 600, which crashed about 200 kilometers northwest of Moscow for unknown reasons while flying from the Russian capital to St Petersburg, was also the main commander and co-founder of the mercenary company, Dmitri Utkin.
At this time, investigations have not clarified the causes of the accident, including an explosion on board, a technical malfunction or even a pilot error.
Some media outlets pointed to the possibility that the plane was deliberately or accidentally shot down by missiles from the anti-aircraft units protecting a residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, located next to the route the plane was following. .
After taking over the entire city of Bahkmut, after months of the bloodiest battle in Ukraine, amid open criticism from the leader of the Russian Defense Minister and the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Wagner group launched an armed attack two months ago. revolt against Moscow’s imitation leaders.
A Wagner group military column was stopped on its way to the capital, after mediation by Alexander Lukashenko, president of Belarus, where some of the mercenaries later moved, despite accusations of treason by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The last footage of Prigozhin was known the week of the plane crash, in a video believed to have been shot somewhere in Africa, where the Wagner Group conducts military activities in unstable countries.
Source: DN
