Two contractors from Uryupinsk were killed in combat.

Sergey Nikulin and Viktor Koshkin were killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1840 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by September 27, at least 1838 fighters from the Volgograd region had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

In the military operation, senior lieutenant, platoon commander Sergey Nikulin was killed, the Uryupinsk administration reported on September 30 in its Telegram channel.

"Sergey was born and raised in Uryupinsk, graduated from gymnasium. In a difficult time for the country, he signed a contract and went to the special operation zone [...]. He died while performing tasks during the special military operation in the Zaporizhzhia direction. The warrior was 57 years old. He is survived by a wife and son," the message states.

The day before, on September 29, the city administration reported the death of 28-year-old private Viktor Koshkin, who also lived in Uryupinsk, signed a contract, and went to the military operation zone, where he "died while performing tasks". "He is survived by his mother and children," the publication notes.

Thus, at least 1840 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

The number of killed fighters in Ukraine from southern Russia has exceeded 9750

"Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District who were 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 of "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the Special Military Operation: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, the material of "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits" describes the stories of the killed fighters. "He participated in combat operations for many years, has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been given to his family," a relative of one of them said, in particular.