The first death toll since the start of the military rebellion has been reported.

In the Voronezh region, the wreckage of a Russian Ka-52 combat helicopter was found, which was shot down today near the village of Komintern, 100 kilometers from Voronezh.

How to сообщает The Verstka publication, citing a subscriber, reported that rescuers found the bodies of two dead pilots at the crash site, who were most likely members of the Russian army.

The crew also died confirms military commander Evgeny Poddubny.

Founder of the Wagner PMC Yevgeny Prigogine still in the morning claimed Three helicopters were shot down after they attempted to fire on his convoy. Journalists later reported that the crews of the other two aircraft had survived.

There is no official confirmation yet of the death of the helicopter crew near Voronezh.