They included Umalatova, chairwoman of the Party for Peace and Unity of Russia, Khristenko, secretary of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, Yazov, former defence minister of the Soviet Union, Yeliseev, chief of the Academy Ensemble of the Interior Unit of the Russian Ministry of Interior, Ovsyannikov, head and chief conductor of the Orchestra of the 21st Century of Russia, Koltsova, head of the State Academy Beryozka Dancing Troupe of Russia Named after N. S. Nadezhdina.

They laid bouquets before the full-length painting of Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il before paying tribute to them.