The governor of the Pskov region, Mikhail Vedernikov, announced the names of the helicopter pilots who lost their lives on June 24. Video message posted telegraph channel regional heads.
“Soldiers of the Pskov Regional Garrison. The crew of the Ka-52. Lieutenant Colonel Alexei Vorozhtsov and Lieutenant Denis Oleinikov, ”Vedernikov shared.
He added that the dying army remained true to its oath and did everything to protect the country from the consequences of the Wagner rebellion.
Governor Vedernikov expressed his condolences to the families of the martyred soldiers.
On the evening of June 23, Wagner PMC head Yevgeny Prigozhin said that Russian Defense Ministry forces allegedly attacked the rear camps of his private military company, and his fighters were advancing towards Russia with a “march for justice”. .
at the Ministry of Defense accusations deniedThe Prosecutor General’s Office filed a lawsuit against Prigozhin for organizing an armed riot.