At the cemetery during the funeral of the People's Artist of Russia Ivan Krasko, one of the participants of the ceremony opened fire in the air. This is reported by the portal "MK v St. Petersburg."
After the funeral and burial of the artist, eyewitnesses heard a pistol shot.
"Someone shot into the sky recently from some kind of pistol at the cemetery, near the place where the funeral service was held. One of the guests. Some man. Everyone was in shock," said a correspondent from the scene.
Later, law enforcement officers reported that this shot was not an act of hooliganism, but was part of a ritual that was carried out against former military personnel, which is Krasko.
At the same time, the publication notes that according to the ritual there should be three shots, and the shooter should be on the grave of the deceased. Here, one shot was fired from behind the backs of those who came to see the artist off on his last journey.
As EADaily reported, Ivan Krasko died on August 9 at the age of 94. A few days before, the director of the artist Vyacheslav Smorodinov reported that the actor was in intensive care at one of the clinics in St. Petersburg.
Actor's son Fedor said that his father would be buried in Komarovo is next to his son, actor Andrei Krasko, who died in 2006.
The artist was escorted to his last journey by fans and friends with prolonged applause and shouts of "Bravo!" Krasko, according to his will, was in a naval tunic with the shoulder straps of a lieutenant commander.
According to the director of the actor, Krasko was going to give the participants of the special military operation a car, but did not have time.
He clarified that Krasko was preparing a gift together with his friend Denis Sorokin. Smorodinov also stressed that Krasko "was always sick and worried" about the Russian military.