Game crashing on first startup when loading hideout

What I've noticed after last update is that when I'm launching the game after starting my PC, it logs me in just fine, I can select any of my chars.

But then, when trying to proceed further I'm getting a crash to desktop.
When starting the game again - usually I'm able to load hideout just fine.

Renderer is set to DirectX 12. However with Vulkan, the same crashes are also happening.

If that matters:
Bug Report ID: #168973667