Hundreds of supporters including Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of mercenary outfit Wagner, turned out Saturday for the funeral of a high-profile Russian military blogger killed in a bomb attack. Last week an explosion ripped through a cafe in Russia's second city Saint Petersburg, killing 40-year-old Vladlen Tatarsky and wounding dozens. Investigators have accused Ukraine and members of Russia's embattled opposition of being behind the blast. Mourners, some carrying flowers, gathered at the prestigious Troyekurovskoye cemetery in western Moscow for the closed-casket funeral amid beefed-up police presence. Some supporters sported on their clothes the letters Z and V -- symbols of Moscow's assault on Ukraine. Prigozhin turned up with a sledgehammer, Wagner's calling card, which he placed near the coffin of the blogger known for his staunch anti-Ukraine stance. Carrying lighted candles, priests in white robes led a funeral service at the cemetery. Tatarsky's awards were placed on velvet cushions near his casket. Among them was the Order of Courage, one of the country's top decorations, which President Vladimir Putin posthumously bestowed on Tatarsky for his "bravery." Since the...
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