A soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in combat.

Sergey Simonyan was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,690 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by February 21, at least 1,689 soldiers from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

06:58 21.02.2026

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,700

At least 4,271 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,431 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

The 24-year-old commander of the assault group, Private Sergei Simonyan, was killed in the military operation, the Uryupinsk administration reported today on its Telegram channel.

"Sergey signed a contract in 2024 and went [to the combat zone], and died in battle near the village of Rabotino in the Zaporizhzhia region," the statement reads. Publications.

Thus, at least 1,690 soldiers 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 "Northern Military District Statistics: Losses Mount for 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 the slain soldiers. "As a family of military pensioners, I receive only twelve thousand rubles a month for two minor children," the widow of one of the slain soldiers said.