According to the channel, the ceremony took place with enhanced security measures: from early morning, Federal Protective Service (FSO) officers were on duty at the cemetery, several buses with Rosgvardiya soldiers arrived on the territory, the entrance was blocked, and cars were checked by traffic police officers and individuals dressed in civilian clothes.
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Drivers and cemetery visitors were checked with metal detectors. The procession was accompanied by an honor guard with the flag of the Space and Aviation Forces, but the flag of the Ground Forces was placed near the prepared grave.
A “fairly young” major general was buried
According to witnesses, a “fairly young” major general was buried. Participants said that the deceased might have been a friend of the chief commander of the Russian Space and Aviation Forces, General Aleksandr Chaiko, and attended his 55th birthday celebration at the Balzi Rossi restaurant.
However, the channel emphasizes that there is no official confirmation of this information yet.
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The explosion at the Balzi Rossi restaurant occurred on the evening of August 1. Initially, the cause was reported as a gas leak, but later the Russian anti-terrorism committee announced that an explosive device had detonated, which a woman tried to bring in as a gift. Five people were killed, and at least 19 others were injured.
The presumed target of the assassination attempt could have been Colonel General A. Chaiko himself, whom the Ukrainian authorities accuse of involvement in crimes in Bucha. His condition after the incident remains unknown, but his son-in-law died in the explosion, and his 25-year-old daughter Maria Chaiko may have been injured.
