Fighters of the Wagner private military force stand near a sculpture of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin installed at his grave as they mark his birthday at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner military contractor, and nine other people, including his top associates, died when his private jet plummeted into a field northwest of Moscow shortly after taking off on Aug. 23, 2023.,Image: 878107781, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required., Model Release: no, Pictured: Yevgeny Prigozhin

People lay flowers at a new statue to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a pro-Kremlin mercenary who staged a mutiny and died in a plane crash, at his grave in Saint-Petersburg on June 1, 2024. Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash in August 2023, was head of the Wagner private militia, which fought alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, capturing the city of Bakhmut in a grinding months-long assault. His bronze statue was unveiled at his grave on the day he would have turned 63.,Image: 878111618, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no

A woman lays flowers at the grave of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin marking his birthday at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner military contractor, and nine other people, including his top associates, died when his private jet plummeted into a field northwest of Moscow shortly after taking off on Aug. 23, 2023.,Image: 878119395, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required., Model Release: no, Pictured: Yevgeny Prigozhin

Children lay flowers at the grave of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin during his birthday at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner military contractor, and nine other people, including his top associates, died when his private jet plummeted into a field northwest of Moscow shortly after taking off on Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A sculpture of Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is installed at his grave during his birthday at the Porokhovskoye cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner military contractor, and nine other people, including his top associates, died when his private jet plummeted into a field northwest of Moscow shortly after taking off on Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)