by It turns out that the ritual Volvo that carried Gennady Kernes on his final journey was purchased before his death. It was acquired by the communal enterprise ‘Ritual’ of the Kharkiv City Council. 
The tender documentation on the public procurement website ‘ProZorro’ stated that the hearse had to be new, based on an E-class car (for instance, Mercedes E-Class, BMW 5 Series, Audi A6, Volvo V90, Jaguar XF, etc.) of the 2020 release. The expected price of the lot was 5.12 million hryvnias. It was also mentioned in the tender that the car should be handed over by September 15.
Does this mean that the city hall was preparing for possible tragic events is unknown. However, it should be noted that the contract for the purchase of the hearse for 5.115 million hryvnias was concluded with the owner of ‘Prestige Auto Kharkiv’ LLC, who is a deputy of the Kharkiv City Council and a friend of Kernes – Igor Arich, according to the message by “KATZ” with reference to Prozorro. Also, read about who and what they came to see off the mayor of Kharkiv in for the last time.
