One-time ally. reporter: shocked, if not surprised, supporters of wagner s mercenary leader have been paying their respects. laying flowers and lighting candles at makeshift memorials across the country. for all his violence and often foul-mouthed leadership, yevgeny prigozhin struck a chord, especially with people like daria in st. petersburg who told me how strong and interesting she found his personality. he always stood up for his fighters, she said, in the special military operation, what russia calls the conflict in ukraine. are you sad that he is gone? [ speaking in a non-english language ] they were so vile to him, she answers. it s a bitterness many russians