Yulia Navalnaya

Hundreds of mourners gathered near a church in southern Moscow on Friday, braving the prospect of arrests to pay their respects to late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

The ceremony comes two weeks after Navalny died in an Arctic prison. His supporters accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of murdering his top critic.

The family of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny encountered unexpected hurdles in organizing his funeral procession, as they struggled to find a hearse to transport his body to the church for the ceremony, CNN reported.

In a poignant tribute to Alexei Navalny, investigative journalist Christo Grozev shared heartfelt memories of the Russian opposition leader during a recent interview on Nova TV's morning show "Hello, Bulgaria." Grozev, who was part of the team behind the documentary film "Navalny," reminisced about Navalny's unwavering optimism and insatiable curiosity about the world around him.

Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, delivered a powerful speech at the European Parliament, urging European Union countries to combat the influence of organized crime and corruption as a means to challenge Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Although the main Russian media avoided saying the name of her husband Alexei Navalny, who died mysteriously in a distant and cruel prison in Siberia, after his death, that changed and Navalny is no longer referred to as "that citizen".

Namely, three days after the Russian authorities announced that the opposition politician had died in a remote, cruel prison, his wife, Yulia Navalnaya, decided to take over the fight that her husband started against the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Yulia Navalnaya, has delivered a powerful message following her husband's tragic death, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of being responsible and pledging to carry on his mission.

She adds that she will continue her husband's mission and that she wants to build a free Russia.
"I want to live in a free Russia, I want to build a free Russia," Navalnaya said in a video address posted on YouTube, according to Reuters. She stated that she will work for the benefit of the citizens of Russia in order to fight the Kremlin and create a "new Russia".

The world reacts with shock and condemnation following the announcement of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death in prison, triggering a wave of responses from global leaders.

In a statement on his Facebook profile, GERB leader Boyko Borissov vehemently denounced the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, declaring it a blatant act of murder orchestrated by the Kremlin regime.