The body of local military commissar Sergei Chekasin was found in an apartment in Krasnoturinsk, Sverdlovsk region. The prosecutor's office informed Vecherny Krasnoturinsk about this. The publication E1.ru confirms the information about the death of the military commissar, citing his colleagues.
Chekasin was 59 years old. As URA.RU writes, he has held the position of military commissar since 2008.
According to preliminary information, the man committed suicide due to illness. A REN TV source “familiar with the situation” told the publication that Chekasin shot himself in the chest and died on the way to the hospital.