Five fighters from Volgograd region killed in Ukraine

Nikolai Baranov, Valeriy Zelensky, Alexander Aroyanets, Dmitry Kukuyev and Maksim Savosin were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,340 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, by September 15, at least 1,335 fighters from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

The number of fighters from the south of Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 7,350

Today, the administration of the Zhirnovsky district held a transfer of state awards to relatives of fighters killed in the military operation in Ukraine, the head of the district Petr Marmura reported on his Telegram channel.

The publication names Nikolai Baranov, Valery Zelensky, Alexander Aroyanets, Dmitry Kukuyev and Maxim Savosin as killed.

Thus, at least 1,340 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. "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".

State awards, memorial plaques and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of those killed, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits", which describes the stories of fighters from other regions.