Hundreds gather in Moscow for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s funeral

Flowers and portraits are left opposite the Russian embassy, to commemorate the death of Alexei Navalny in London, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024. 

Hundreds of people gathered under a heavy police presence in south-east Moscow on Friday for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s funeral.

Workers carried his coffin into the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Soothe My Sorrows after a hearse carrying his body arrived at the church.