The Russian Volunteer Corps announced between 1:15 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. UTC on December 27 that its commander Denis “WhiteRex” Kapustin died during a combat mission in the Zaporozhye frontline direction tonight from a preliminary FPV drone strike. The group stated: "Tonight, in the Zaporozhye direction of the front, our commander, Denis “WhiteRex” Kapustin, died heroically during a combat mission. According to preliminary data - the arrival of an FPV drone. All details will be announced later - while the details of what happened are being established. We will definitely take revenge, Denis. Your business lives on." In a separate development during the same period, Rosaviatsia introduced temporary restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft at Vnukovo Airport, according to ASTRA.
