A fighter from Kotovo was killed in a military operation.

Alexey Kravchenko was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,651 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 30, at least 1,650 soldiers from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

13:25 30.01.2026

Authorities have officially recognized more than 8,550 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation

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

A resident of Kotovo, Alexei Kravchenko, was killed in the military operation, according to the publication "Volgogradskaya Pravda.ru," whose founders include the Volgograd Region Administration and the Regional Committee for Territorial Entities, Domestic and Information Policy.

Thus, at least 1,651 fighters from the Volgograd region.

"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 "Northern Military District Statistics: Casualties Mounting in Southern 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 Authorities Are Denying Benefits to Families of Killed Volunteers," which describes the stories of soldiers from other regions. "Staff from the St. Petersburg administration and the military registration and enlistment office themselves asked me if my son's body had been found. In January 2023, I told them in response to another call that the body had been found and that I was going to get it," the mother of one of the killed volunteers said.