On the road to Moscow, battles were fought in several places. The Wagner Rebellion may be over for now, but Putin’s forces appear to have suffered heavy losses. A list of alleged Russian losses shared by the mil blogger Rybar on Telegram Photo: Rybar / Telegram/Screenshot From the positions in Ukraine, the well-equipped Wagner soldiers entered Russia and were well on their way to Moscow, before finally turning west towards Belarus. The defense analysts in the OSINT group Oryx have used images shared on social media, as well as reports from the military blogger Fighterbomber on Telegram, to build a list of the losses during the insurgency. This video was shared by Russian blogger and soldier Fighterbomber. It will show a Russian transport or intelligence plane being shot down over Voronezh. What is believed to be a Russian Mi-8MTPR-1 helicopter burns on the ground after being probably shot down by Wagner soldiers in Voronezh Oblast. Photo: Ukraine Weapons Tracker / Twitter Helicopters and planes shot down Material losses on the Russian side according to Oryx: One plane, either of the Il-22M or An-24/26 type. One Mi-8 transport helicopter. Three Mi-8MTPR-1 electronic warfare helicopters (two destroyed, one damaged). One Mi-35M attack helicopter. One Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopter. One KamAZ-435029 Patrol-A mine-resistant armored vehicle (hijacked). One Tigr-M armored vehicle (hijacked). Wreckage from a Russian Ka-52 helicopter shared on Telegram by Russian blogger “Voenkor” Yevgeny Poddubny At least 13 dead The Institute for the Study of War also writes in its latest conflict update for the war in Ukraine that the Wagner group “may have shot down ยป seven helicopters and one plane. The fighting is said to have led to at least 13 pilots and soldiers losing their lives. Yesterday thus constitutes one of the bloodiest days for the Russian Air Force since the start of the war. The institute cites a number of Russian military bloggers on Telegram and Twitter, including Rybar, Militarylandnet and RVvoenkor.
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