A fighter from the Rostov region was killed in a military operation.

Sergey Gnezdilov from the Chertkovsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 888 soldiers from the Rostov Region have been officially recognized as killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by April 26, at least 887 soldiers from the Rostov Region had been officially recognized as killed in the North Caucasus Military District.

Sergey Gnezdilov was killed in a military operation on February 26. The 43-year-old native of the village of Alekseevo-Lozovskoye was reported today by the Chertkovsky District administration.

Thus, at least 888 soldiers from the Rostov Region have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. 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 the South of Russia".

In July 2025, authorities in the Chertkovsky District reported that Pavel Sinitsyn and Igor Knyazev had been killed in the NVO 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.