Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's funeral, according to the Kremlin.

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Kremlin: Putin Won't Attend Wagner Leader's Funeral

The Russian president won't be attending mercenary leader Yeni Prego in's funeral. That's according to the Kremlin Presen and some of his top lieutenants died in a plane crash last week. A Kremlin spokesperson could not confirm when or where the Wagner group leader would be buried. Some Russian media outlets have reported the would take place today in his hometown of ST Petersburg. It was also reported that he'd be buried in the local cemetery which has been used for high profile military figures. Even Putin's parents, a preliminary US investigation found an intentional explosion caused groin's plane to crash.