A contract soldier from Gukovo was killed in Ukraine.

Maksim Lenkov from Gukovo was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 883 servicemen from the Rostov region as killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by March 28, more than 8,950 combatants from southern Russia had been officially recognized as killed in Ukraine, including 882 from the Rostov region.

The name of the next soldier killed in Ukraine was released today by the Gukovo city administration. Maksim Lenkov, born in December 2001, was killed in the combat zone on July 12, 2025.

Lenkov graduated from School No. 23 in Gukovo, after which he trained as an electric locomotive driver at the Bataysk Railway Technical School. In 2019, he was called up for military service, and in 2022, he signed a contract to participate in combat operations in Ukraine, according to a post on the municipality's official Telegram channel.

"Maksim Lenkov was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage," the post noted.

Thus, at least 883 soldiers from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "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 for Southern Russia."

The Novoshakhtinsk administration previously reported on posthumous awards for eight Donetsk residents killed in the combat zone.

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. "He participated in combat operations for many years and received two Orders of Courage. But no official honors were bestowed upon his family," a relative of one of them said.