12:48, 12 July 2026

A contractor from the Rostov region was killed in the military operation.

Contract soldier Alexander Spirina was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 940 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", as of July 11, representatives of the authorities and law enforcement have officially recognized at least 939 fighters from the Rostov region as killed in the military operation in Ukraine .

"Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives from the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District who have been killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies, according to the report from "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the Special Military Operation: losses in southern Russia are increasing".

In the military operation in Ukraine, contract soldier Alexander Spirina was killed, and he was posthumously awarded the medal "For Courage," the administration of Gukovo reported on its social media page "VKontakte".

Thus, at least 940 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed in the special military operation.

Families of the killed fighters are not guaranteed support from the state, neither state awards, nor memorial plaques, nor appearances on "Channel One," according to the material from "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424874