{"id":2016036,"date":"2023-08-29T19:48:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yevgeny-prigozhin-buried-in-hometown-after-plane-crash-death\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T19:49:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T23:49:11","slug":"yevgeny-prigozhin-buried-in-hometown-after-plane-crash-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yevgeny-prigozhin-buried-in-hometown-after-plane-crash-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Yevgeny Prigozhin laid to rest in hometown after fatal plane crash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyevgeny-prigozhin-buried-in-hometown-after-plane-crash-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2016036&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former Russia Paramilitary Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin Laid to Rest in St. Petersburg<\/h2>\n<p>Former\u2064 Russia paramilitary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried \u2062in his \u200chometown of St. Petersburg on Tuesday, less than a week after a plane crash killed him and other top\u200b leaders \u200bof the Wagner group.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A farewell to Yevgeny\u200c Prigozhin took place in a closed format,&#8221; his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-coup-wagner-group-leader-prigozhin-says-we-are-turning-back-after-lukashenko-plays-mediator\/\" title=\"Russian coup leader Prigozhin: \"We're retreating\" as Lukashenko mediates.\">press service announced<\/a> in its first statement since the aftermath of\u2062 his June 23 uprising against Russian defense leaders. &#8220;Those wishing to say\u200d goodbye can visit the Porokhovskoe cemetery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Private Ceremony and Absence of Prominent\u2063 Figures<\/h3>\n<p>The private ceremony was not attended\u200d by Russian President Vladimir Putin, his former ally, or other Kremlin figures.<\/p>\n<p>According to Readovka, Prigozhin was buried next to his father. He was buried\u2063 without military honors.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the funeral went \u200clargely under the \u200cradar in Russian state media. Channel One and NTV, two of\u2064 Russia&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yevgeny-prigozhin-buried-in-hometown-after-plane-crash-death\/\" title=\"Yevgeny Prigozhin laid to rest in hometown after fatal plane crash.\">largest state\u2064 media channels<\/a>, didn&#8217;t mention \u200bthe funeral, \u2064while Russia One only devoted a one-minute segment, the popular Russian Telegram channel BRIEF reported.<\/p>\n<p>Though Prigozhin&#8217;s press service invited admirers to visit the cemetery to bid farewell, his grave has been cordoned off and is guarded by National Guardsmen. Crowds gathered outside of the cordoned area.<\/p>\n<h3>Valery \u2064Chekalov Also Laid to Rest<\/h3>\n<p>Valery\u2064 Chekalov, one of the nine\u200c others who perished in the plane crash that killed Prigozhin last week, was also buried \u2064in St. Petersburg Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h3>A Complex Relationship with Putin<\/h3>\n<p>Prigozhin was once an\u2062 ally of Putin, leading the Wagner mercenary group as it advanced Kremlin influence across Syria\u200c and Africa. Their relationship soured over the last year after Prigozhin&#8217;s\u200b forces were drawn\u2062 into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-major-things-biden-failed-to-address-in-his-speech-to-congress\/\" title=\"6 Major Things Biden Failed To Address In His Speech To Congress\">full-scale invasion<\/a> of Ukraine, culminating in the brief but dramatic march on Moscow \u2063in June. \u200dHe died when \u2062his plane \u200dcrashed in Tver exactly\u200c two months after the mutiny.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Russia paramilitary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was laid to rest in St. Petersburg. The closed ceremony occurred less than a week after a plane crash claimed his life and other Wagner group leaders. 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