Alexei Navalny has been buried at a cemetery on the outskirts of Moscow
Large crowds of his supporters, risking arrest, chanted "Russia without Putin" and "Russia will be free"
There's a heavy police presence in the area - a human rights group says more than 45 people have been detained across the country
Navalny's parents attended the funeral but his wife Yulia decided not to travel to Russia amid concerns about repression from the Kremlin
In a post on social media, she thanked her husband for "26 years of absolute happiness" and said they would meet again one day
The Russian opposition leader died in an Arctic prison, where he had been held on politically-motivated charges
Few details have been released on the cause of his death - officials say he collapsed after going for a walk. His wife alleges he was killed on the orders of Vladimir Putin
As we reported earlier, large crowds gathered outside of the Church of the Icon of Our Lady Quench My Sorrow in Moscow for the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
When his coffin arrived, crowds could be heard chanting his name.
You can watch that moment back here:
Image source, ReutersNavalny's mother, Lyudmila, was seen being greeted by mourners outside the church shortly after the funeral service ended.
In a video shared on social media, several people could be seen approaching and hugging her, saying: "Thank you for your son" and "forgive us".
As we've mentioned, cameras were not allowed to film the funeral service inside the church. However, people attending have obviously been able to take pictures of the proceedings.
One photo, widely circulated on social media, shows Navalny's open casket.
This is commonplace in the Russian Orthodox tradition and means mourners can see and touch the face of the deceased.
In the picture, which is at the bottom of this post, Navalny is seen lying in his coffin, covered in red and white roses.
He is surrounded by people - including his mother, Lyudmila, and his father, Anatoliy - holding candles. An Orthodox priest stands nearby.
Image source, Navalny team TelegramThe hearse carrying Alexei Navalny's coffin has now arrived at Borisovskoye cemetery - just over a mile away from the church where the funeral service was held.
Steve Rosenberg
BBC Russia editor
Image source, Getty ImagesAs the church bell tolls, Alexei Navalny's coffin is carried out of the church and placed back into the hearse.
The crowd once again chants his name: "Navalny! Navalny!" And again, shout: "Thank you Alexei!"
They start to throw roses and carnations onto the road, and cry: "We won't forget you!"
The doors to the hearse close and applause breaks out.
Masked police watch as the hearse drives off.
As the coffin was brought out of the church, people in the crowd could be seen throwing flowers on the hearse carrying the coffin of the Russian opposition leader.
Some were also heard chanting, "executioners!", "Russia will be free!" and "no war!"
The funeral service at the church has now ended, and Navalny's coffin is now on its way to the cemetery, his ally Ivan Zhdanov said on social media.
He encouraged people to start walking towards the cemetery, which is about 30 minutes away on foot.
Image source, Alexei Navalny/YouTubeAlexei Navalny's parents, Anatoliy and Liudmila, have been seen walking to the church to attend their son's funeral service.
Neither of them made any public comment prior to entering the church.
Laura Gozzi
Europe reporter
A short while ago, we saw Navalny's coffin being carried into the church.
But we've heard nothing since - and neither has his team.
Yesterday, signs reading "Shooting videos inside the church is forbidden!" were hung on the doors of the church. That's likely why we are not receiving any images from inside the building.
Image source, EPASteve Rosenberg
BBC Russia editor
Alexei Navalny's coffin arrived at the Church of the Icon of Our Lady Quench My Sorrow in a black van.
The large crowd gathered here burst into applause as it was carried out and taken into the church.
They chanted his name, Alexei, and "You weren’t afraid, and neither are we!"
They also shouted "no to war", "we will never forget" and "murderers".
There's a long line of people, holding flowers and candles, snaking from the church all the way down the road.
Others are gathered on the streets, pressed up against railings and standing on a high point near a supermarket.
So far police are standing by and not taking any action.
Image source, ReutersAs the hearse carrying Navalny's coffin arrived at the church, crowds outside could be heard clapping.
"You were not afraid, and we are not afraid," people chanted, as the coffin was seen being carried inside the church for the funeral service.
As we just reported, the hearse carrying Navalny's coffin has arrived at the church where his funeral ceremony will be held shortly, according to his team.
We're yet to see any live images of the arrival, but some photos are now being shared of a coffin being unloaded off a hearse.
Navalny's team has said that there are issues with mobile internet coverage, which makes it difficult to stream live footage.
Image source, Alexei Navalny/ YouTubeThe hearse carrying Alexei Navalny's coffin has now arrived outside the church in south-eastern Moscow where his funeral service will be held, his team says.
Image source, ReutersForeign diplomats, including the German, French and US ambassadors, have arrived at the church to pay their respects to Alexei Navalny.
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Pierre Levy and Lynne Tracy have been pictured near the church, dressed in black and carrying red roses.
Image source, Reuters
Vitaliy Shevchenko
BBC Monitoring
Image source, Getty ImagesHundreds and possibly thousands of people have turned up to say farewell to the late Russian opposition leader.
This is an act of bravery and defiance in itself, given that hundreds were detained earlier at spontaneous memorials which appeared across Russia shortly after Alexei Navalny’s death two weeks ago.
Mourners in Moscow are aware of the possibility of being arrested and are apparently not carrying any political slogans.
There have been no reports of arrests so far.
Alexei Navalny is expected to be buried later today - and so far we haven't heard anything from his wife, Yuliya.
She is believed to be abroad currently, but her exact whereabouts are unknown.
In a recent poignant speech at the European Parliament, she alleged that her husband was tortured, starved, cut off and killed on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin has previously branded allegations of government involvement in his death as "absurd".
Navalny was tortured, starved, cut off and killed by Putin, wife says
Laura Gozzi
Europe reporter
Images from Mariyno, the Moscow district where Navalny lived with his family for years and where his funeral will be held in a short while, show a long queue of several hundred people or more stretching on the boulevard leading to the church.
A news telegram channel says that the line stretches more than 300m (980ft).
Many are carrying flowers; the vast majority are standing in silence.
Police cars drive slowly along the road.
In a call with reporters on Friday morning, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was asked about Alexei Navalny.
"The Kremlin doesn't have anything to say to Navalny's family on the day of his funeral," he says.
He declines to give any assessment of Navalny as a political figure.
Peskov also reiterates that any unsanctioned gatherings violate the law.
"Accordingly, those who participate in them will be held accountable," he says.
There is a heavy police presence around the church in south-eastern Moscow where Alexei Navalny's funeral service is expected to take place.
And more officers line the route to the nearby cemetery where he will be buried.
Here are some of the latest pictures:
Image source, ReutersMetal barriers have been erected to control crowds who have gathered to pay their last respects to the Russian opposition leader in Moscow's Maryino district
Image source, EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockEarlier in the day, Moscow's municipal workers were seen unloading metal fences at the site
Image source, ReutersMore and more people have been seen gathering near the church. The situation is reported to be calm, our correspondents say
Image source, EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockThe mood is sombre, as mourners - many with flowers - wait outside the church
Image source, ReutersNavalny is expected to be buried at the nearby Borisovskoye cemetery. Here, a freshly dug grave is seen at the site
Laura Gozzi
Europe reporter
Image source, Navalny YouTubeTurn on Russian TV and you won't find any mention of Alexei Navalny, let alone of his funeral.
There are no independent media channels broadcasting from Russia any more, and the state channels ignore Navalny today as they did when he was alive.
So, his team at his Anti-Corruption Foundation have taken it upon themselves to provide a live stream of today's proceedings.
Two members of the team are anchoring the coverage from a studio and providing running commentary of the crowds gathering outside the church in Moscow where the funeral is due to take place. They are asking people to send in questions and thoughts.
With just over an hour to go until the funeral starts, more than 130,000 people are tuned in and watching.