A contract soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in Ukraine.

Andrey Minakov from the Novoanninsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,650 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 29, at least 1,649 soldiers from the Volgograd region had been officially recognized as killed.

13:25 30.01.2026

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,550

At least 4,213 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,344 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

The Panfilovskoye rural settlement administration announced the death of Andrei Minakov, a serviceman from the Volgograd region, in Ukraine on its VKontakte page.

Andrei Minakov was born on August 6, 1985, in the village of Panfilovo. He attended Panfilovskoye Secondary School. In 2002, he graduated from a vocational school in the village, specializing in tractor driving. He did not serve in the military, but signed a contract on September 9, 2024. He held the position of rifleman in a motorized rifle unit. He was killed on October 26, 2024, in the combat zone. He is survived by his parents and sister, according to the administration.

Thus, at least 1,650 combatants 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 released by government officials and security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Losses Are Growing in Southern Russia."

After Putin announced a "partial mobilization" for September 2022, attempts were recorded in the Volgograd Region and other regions of southern Russia to mobilize people who, due to age or health, should not be sent to combat zones. The governor acknowledged that many of those mobilized do not meet the criteria established by Putin. However, the regional governor's statement did not affect the mobilization regime in Volgograd.

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" article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of fighters from other regions. "In February 2023, they called from somewhere to clarify whether I was looking for my husband or not. I had already made these inquiries at the end of October 2022," the widow of one of the killed volunteers said.