Dozens of Russians from family to former fighters have held memorial services for Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to mark 40 days since his death, hailing him as a hero of the people.
Prigozhin was killed when his private jet crashed on its way from Moscow to St Petersburg on August 23, two months after he led a <a href="https://news.ad-astra.icu/post-wagner-revolt-china-unlikely-to-be-concerned-about-weaker-putin.html” title=”Post Wagner revolt, China unlikely to be concerned about 'weaker Putin'”>failed mutiny on Moscow.
Two other top Wagner commanders, Prigozhin’s four bodyguards and the plane’s three crew were also killed in the still-unexplained crash.
At the 62-year-old’s grave in St Petersburg, his mother, Violetta, and his son, Pavel, laid flowers. Supporters waved the black flags of Wagner which sport a skull and the motto “Blood, Honour, Motherland, Courage”.
In the Eastern Orthodox church, it is believed that the soul makes its final journey to either heaven or hell on the 40th day after death.
Memorials also took place in Moscow and other Russian cities with dozens of Wagner fighters and everyday Russians paying their respects.
Source from www.aljazeera.com
