Public farewell at the church in the early afternoon. Burial is then planned at the Borisov Cemetery in southern Moscow.
The funeral of Russian opponent Alexei Navalny, who died in the penal colony, will take place on Friday. His spokesperson, Kira Jarmysch, announced this on X on Wednesday. Navalny will be buried at the Borisov Cemetery in southern Moscow.
Before, the farewell takes place in a church in the Marino neighborhood, in Moscow. The event is scheduled for 2 pm Moscow time. “Arrive on time,” Yarmysch wrote in X. Navalny’s supporters had previously had difficulty finding a place for a public farewell. Navalny's spokeswoman reported on
Navalny collapsed and died on February 16 in the “Polar Wolf” penal colony in northern Russia. The politician's confidants accuse the Kremlin of being behind Navalny's death. The politician was poisoned in August 2020. The death certificate states that the 47-year-old died of natural causes. Navalny's mother only saw her son's body after several days.
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