A fighter from Novorossiysk was killed in the SVO zone.

Semyon Pisarenko was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 780 soldiers from the Krasnodar Krai have been officially recognized as killed.

Semyon Pisarenko (call sign "Rusich") was born on July 23, 1988, in Novorossiysk. A lawyer by education, he served in the Marine Corps. He headed a Cossack society and founded the Kuban Airsoft Federation, registering it as an official sport. In February 2022, he closed his business and organized basic military training courses, where he personally trained soldiers in tactical medicine. His team regularly traveled to the SVO zone with humanitarian aid. In 2024, Pisarenko signed a contract. He died on January 5, 2025, during the assault on the town of Chasov Yar, the Novorossiysk administration reported on September 27.

Thus, at least 780 soldiers from the Krasnodar Krai have been officially recognized as killed in the war zone in Ukraine. The "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 released by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "NVO Statistics: Losses Are Growing in Southern Russia".

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