Three fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine.

Evgeny Khlyustov, Vladimir Legler, and Alexey Astakhov from the Zhirnovsky district were killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1880 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by November 1, at least 1877 fighters from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

In the Zhirnovsky district, state awards were handed over to the relatives of the servicemen killed in the military operation, the district administration reported today on its page on "VKontakte".

The publication names the killed as privates Evgeny Khlyustov, Vladimir Legler, and Alexey Astakhov. The authorities did not provide details of their biographies.

Thus, at least 1880 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 9950

"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 "Caucasian Knot" report "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 from "Caucasian Knot" states "Three comrades served: how the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters. "He participated in combat operations for many years, has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors were given to his family," a relative of one of them said, in particular.