A soldier from the Volgograd region was killed in the SVO zone.

Denis Popov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,666 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

Denis Popov was killed in the military operation zone, according to the Nikolaevsky District Administration. He was born on November 4, 2003. After graduating from high school, he studied welding at Nikolaevsky Vocational School No. 44. He wanted to become a crane operator. In May 2024, he signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense. He was wounded once. He was treated in the hospital, then returned to the North Caucasus Military District. On August 15, 2024, he was killed in the North Caucasus Military District and posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.

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 security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "NVO Statistics: Losses Are Mounting for Southern Russia."

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 the slain soldiers. "He has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors were bestowed upon his family," said a relative of one of the victims.