Memorial held for Yevgeny Prigozhin in his home town - in pictures

  • A portrait on the grave of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at Porokhov cemetery in St Petersburg, Russia. EPA
    A portrait on the grave of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at Porokhov cemetery in St Petersburg, Russia. EPA
  • Russian policemen stand guard during the funeral. EPA
    Russian policemen stand guard during the funeral. EPA
  • Servicemen guard the Porokhov cemetery. AP
    Servicemen guard the Porokhov cemetery. AP
  • The funeral was a closed service. AFP
    The funeral was a closed service. AFP
  • Flowers at Prigozhin's grave. AP
    Flowers at Prigozhin's grave. AP
  • The grave of Valery Chekalov, Wagner's logistics chief, at the Severnoye cemetery in St Petersburg. Reuters
    The grave of Valery Chekalov, Wagner's logistics chief, at the Severnoye cemetery in St Petersburg. Reuters
  • People mourn by the coffin of Chekalov, who was killed in the same plane crash as Prigozhin, at the Severnoye cemetery. AP
    People mourn by the coffin of Chekalov, who was killed in the same plane crash as Prigozhin, at the Severnoye cemetery. AP
  • A man places flowers at Chekalov's grave. Reuters
    A man places flowers at Chekalov's grave. Reuters
  • A young woman crosses herself as she lights a candle at an informal street memorial near the Kremlin, Moscow, for the Wagner Group members killed in the plane crash. AP
    A young woman crosses herself as she lights a candle at an informal street memorial near the Kremlin, Moscow, for the Wagner Group members killed in the plane crash. AP
  • The woman lights her candle as others stand watching at the informal street memorial. AP
    The woman lights her candle as others stand watching at the informal street memorial. AP
  • A portrait of Prigozhin at the makeshift memorial in Moscow. Reuters
    A portrait of Prigozhin at the makeshift memorial in Moscow. Reuters