Workers lower the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061342
People throw ground into the grave of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061340
A cross at the grave of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, is pictured during a funeral ceremony at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061339
People lay flowers at the grave of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061338
A cross at the grave of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, is pictured during a funeral ceremony at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061337
People lay flowers at the grave of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061332
People lay flowers at the grave of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061329
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061328
An Orthodox priest conducts a memorial service for Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Cathedral of the Holy Martyr Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan, at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061284
An Orthodox priest conducts a memorial service for Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Cathedral of the Holy Martyr Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan, at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061283
An Orthodox priest conducts a memorial service for Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Cathedral of the Holy Martyr Joseph, Metropolitan of Astrakhan, at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061282
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061276
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061272
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061270
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during his funeral at the Dmitrievskoye Cemetery in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061267
People pay their respects as they stand next to the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during a farewell ceremony in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061231
People pay their respects as they stand next to the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during a farewell ceremony in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061226
A man lays flowers as he stands next to the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during a farewell ceremony in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061220
People pay their respects as they stand next to the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during a farewell ceremony in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061212
People pay their respects as they stand next to the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during a farewell ceremony in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061194
People pay their respects as they stand next to the coffin of Valerian Sobolev, designer of the Topol and Iskander missile systems, during a farewell ceremony in Volgograd, Russia. Valerian Sobolev passed away on November 25 at the age of 87.29.11.2025#9061158