Wagner Chief Buried in Closed Service in St. Petersburg

A private funeral was held for Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin Tuesday, ending his tumultuous journey from the streets of St. Petersburg to Kremlin-financed mercenary leader. His spokespeople said the closed service came less than a week after he was killed in a plane crash, two months following his brief mutiny that challenged the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Those who wish to bid their farewell” to the 62-year-old mercenary leader should go to the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg, his hometown, according to a terse online statement by his press service. It was unclear from the statement whether Prigozhin was buried, but some media cited unidentified sources as saying he was laid to rest earlier Tuesday without any publicity, per his family's wishes. Prigozhin's funeral arrangements have been shrouded in secrecy, although Putin's spokesman said he would not attend the service.