In the state funeral held on December 17, the Major General Yahontov, a military officer attached to the Russian Embassy, visited the Oyama family in person, apart from the attending Russian ambassador in Japan, to deliver a condolence speech 'representing the entire Russian army,' and placed an exceptionally predominant wreath on the altar by himself.
12月17日の国葬では、参列する駐日ロシア大使とは別にロシア大使館付武官のヤホントフ少将が直に大山家を訪れ、「全ロシア陸軍を代表して」弔詞を述べ、ひときわ目立つ花輪を自ら霊前に供えた。