The funeral for Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was laid to rest at a Moscow cemetery Friday, exactly two weeks after his death was announced by Russia’s prison service.

Relatives were gathered around the coffin at the Borisovsky cemetery.

"Lyoha, bye! Sleep well, dear," someone shouted from the crowd that had converged on the cemetery. Lyoha is a nickname of Navalny’s.

Others in the crowd were chanting: "Let us in to say goodbye!" 

Several videos showed a large number of people streaming towards the burial site. It’s unclear if they will be allowed into the cemetery.

A queue several hundred meters long formed at the Brateyevsky Bridge.

Alexey Navalny’s coffin has been lowered into the ground to the sound of Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way,’ his team reported during a live transmission of the burial ceremony.

Navalny’s team also said it is struggling with transmission due to communication jamming at the location. CNN has been experiencing similar issues. 

Video from the Borisovsky cemetery where Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is being laid to rest showed his father Anatoly leaning forward to kiss the forehead of his son as Navalny’s body lay in an open casket.

The video feed also showed his mother Lyudmila Navalnaya standing by the casket.

Navalny’s face was then covered in preparation for burial.

As solemn music played at the burial site, the chants of the crowd outside the cemetery could be heard.

A Russian woman named Polina, one of thousands of mourners outside the church where Alexey Navalny's funeral took place, told CNN that the opposition figure's death was “horribly sad,” but that it had united many Russians.

Remember: Dissent has been effectively outlawed in Russia since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago. Russian authorities outlawed Navalny’s movement as extremist and expressing support for him can be perilous.

Video from Moscow shows the coffin of Alexey Navalny arriving at the burial plot at Borisovsky cemetery. Applause broke out among mourners who had arrived at the cemetery, as well as chants of "Navalny."

Social media video also shows a large crowd following the route from the church where the funeral service for Navalny was held to the burial site — some 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) away.

A CNN team on the ground said a substantial crowd was making its way to the cemetery. 

A senior aide to Alexey Navalny has thanked people who came to the Moscow church where his funeral is about to begin.

Harder times and greater struggles lie ahead, she added. “So by no means can we give up. We should keep speaking about it and we should remember it."

Maria Pevchikh, close aide to Navalny, said the opposition leader will become a giant and a hero for Russia, and added that she hopes his death “will become the starting point for the collapse of the Putin regime.” She also told the live broadcast that she will "make every effort" and "use all the resources, all the time" she has to uncover how the Russian opposition leader died. His supporters have consistently alleged that he was killed at a penal colony in Siberia two weeks ago.

Mourners gathered outside the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow on Friday told CNN they had gathered to pay their respects to their true "hero," Alexey Navalny.

Here's what mourners said:

Marina said she traveled from St. Petersburg because she "loved" Navalny.

Tatiana said she had attended several of Navalny's meetings as a longstanding supporter. The 82-year-old Moscow resident said it was "natural" for her to come out to pay her respects to Navalny.

Neither woman said she was deterred by the potential risk of coming to the funeral.

Sergey, a 69-year-old man who traveled from outside Moscow to attend the funeral, said it was important for him to pay his respects.

Watch their responses:

No arrests have been reported at the funeral of Alexey Navalny as the procession moved from the church to the Borisovsky cemetery, according to Navalny’s team and human rights monitoring group OVD-Info.

However, at least 13 people were prevented from leaving their homes to attend the funeral, OVD Info reported, but did not disclose their identity.

CNN could not independently verify that information and Russian authorities did not disclose additional information.

A large security presence has been felt throughout the morning, with police visible on rooftops and metal detectors installed at the entrance to the cemetery. 

Alexey Navalny's body has arrived at the Borisovsky cemetery in Moscow, his team has said.

Video broadcast on Navalny’s YouTube feed also shows the van carrying his body at the cemetery.

The cemetery is around 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the church where the funeral occurred.