More than a thousand people gathered this morning around the Moscow church where the funeral of Russian opponent Alexei Navalny is being held. The coffin with the remains of the leader who died on February 16 in a remote prison in the Arctic was received with applause and chants of "Navalny, Navalny" by the crowd.
The Kremlin warned against any "unauthorized" demonstrations during the funeral held in a church in Marino, south of Moscow, where the opponent lived before being imprisoned. Those close to the deceased politician assured that the authorities had exerted pressure regarding the place where the burial should take place.