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The warlord\u2019s press service said on message app Telegram: \u201cThe farewell took place in a closed format. Those who wish to say goodbye may visit Porokhovskoye cemetery.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prigozhin, who led a rebellion in June, was one of 10 people killed in the crash north of Moscow last Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Many accuse Putin of giving the order to down the plane in an act of revenge. Russia has launched a criminal investigation into the crash.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the last pictures of Prigozhin days before his death showed the plain-clothed warlord smiling with locals in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, one of many African nations where Wagner troops are deployed.<\/p>\n
Shortly afterwards, Prigozhin flew to Mali, where he wore military fatigues, clasped a rifle and declared: \u201cWagner makes Russia greater on all continents, and Africa more free.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n The oligarch then returned to Russia before taking the doomed flight from Moscow to St Petersburg.<\/p>\n Yesterday, remaining Wagner members said the funeral plans had been so secret, even they had not been told details.<\/p>\n Tearful visitors left flowers and other tributes to Prigozhin at makeshift memorials that sprung up throughout Russia.<\/p>\n In St Petersburg, a \u201cdistressed\u201d Wagner fighter identified as Yuri Novikov was detained after shooting in the air with an AK-47 rifle.<\/p>\n Several Telegram channels close to Prigozhin speculated \u201cenemies within Russia\u201d had him killed in retaliation for his brief mutiny against Russia\u2019s military leadership.<\/p>\n The crash happened two months to the day since Prigozhin and his mercenaries took control of the southern city of Rostov before advancing towards Moscow.<\/p>\n But the oligarch and his troops turned back just 125 miles from the capital. Genetic tests have confirmed Prigozhin was among those killed in the plane crash, investigators said at the weekend.<\/p>\n The Kremlin has called Western suggestions Putin was behind his death as an \u201cabsolute lie\u201d.<\/p>\n The president had called the mutiny \u201ctreachery\u201d, but later struck a deal for Wagner mercenaries to either join Russia\u2019s army or go to neighbouring ally Belarus.<\/p>\n However, many observers described Prigozhin as a \u201cdead man walking\u201d, saying Putin would never forgive the Wagner boss.<\/p>\n At the weekend, the president ordered the remaining 10,000 Wagner fighters to sign an \u201coath of allegiance\u201d to the Russian state.<\/p>\n
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