This is reported by the Donetsk news agency.

It is noted that the funeral ceremony lasted a little less than an hour.

About 200 people took part in the funeral event, in particular, the head of the DNR, Dmitry Trapeznikov, as well as heads of ministries and departments, military commanders, representatives of foreign countries, relatives and friends of Zakharchenko.

Alexander Zakharchenko and his bodyguard died on Friday, August 31, as a result of an explosion in a cafe in the center of Donetsk.

In the DNR, a criminal case was opened on the fact of what happened.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the vile murder of the head of the NDP and expressed his condolences in connection with his death.