A fighter from Stavropol was killed in a military operation

Alexander Melnikov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 804 fighters from Stavropol Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, by August 28, the authorities and security forces recognized at least 803 fighters from Stavropol Krai as killed in the SVO zone.

Alexander Melnikov was born in the village of Otkaznoye, in 1999 his family moved to the village of Gorkaya Balka. After finishing school, he entered the Lermontov State Multidisciplinary College to study as an electrician. He did his military service in Tambov, and completed his training in the Taman Division of Naro-Fominsk. He signed his first contract with the Ministry of Defense in April 2022, then signed a new one and went to the North Military District again. He was killed on February 21, 2025, while performing combat missions in the Kharkov direction in the village of Kruglyakovka, the administration of the Soviet District reported on its Telegram channel.

Thus, at least 804 fighters from the Stavropol Territory have been officially recognized as killed in the combat zone in Ukraine. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts killed in the military operation. The list was compiled based on data officially announced by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Statistics of the SVO: losses are growing for the south of Russia".

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