Yevgeny Prigozhin can be seen snapping selfies with locals in what is thought to be Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic before he died in plane crash.
A statement from Wagner said: “The last farewell to Yevgeny Viktorovich was held behind closed doors. Those who want to say goodbye to him can visit the Porokhovskoe cemetery.”
The statement did not say whether Prigozhin is actually buried in the mentioned cemetery.
Earlier, the Kremlin made it clear that President Putin would not be at the funeral.
“The president’s attendance is not planned,” Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in his daily telephone press briefing, insisting that all arrangements for Prigozhin’s funeral were being handled by his family.
The country’s top criminal investigation agency, the Investigative Committee, officially confirmed Prigozhin’s death on Sunday.
“The farewell to Yevgeny Viktorovich took place in a closed format. Those who wish to say goodbye may visit Porokhovskoye cemetery,” his press service said in a short post on Telegram.
Pictures published on social media showed Prigozhin’s dark granite tombstone surrounded by a sea of flowers, mostly red roses, in the cemetery on the northeast edge of his hometown.
Secrecy had surrounded the funeral arrangements for the Wagner mercenary boss who was killed in a plane crash on August 23, two months to the day after he staged a mutiny in the biggest challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule since he rose to power in 1999.
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