Two fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine.
Evgeny Podlinev and Oleg Eremin from the Kumylzhensky district were killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,700 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by February 26, at least 1,698 soldiers from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
On February 27, a farewell ceremony was held for Junior Sergeant Yevgeny Podlinev, born in 1983, in the village of Potapovsky, the head of the Kumylzhensky district reported on his Telegram channel.
"Flamethrower squad commander E.V. Podlinev died on January 7, 2025, during "carrying out special military operation tasks," the publication stated.
In the same message, the official noted that Oleg Eremin, born in 1991, was buried the day before in the village of Glazunovskaya.
"The self-propelled howitzer gun crew commander, Guards Sergeant O.V. Eremin, died on February 18 while on duty in the Kramatorsk District of the DPR," he wrote.
Thus, at least 1,700 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.
The previous death of a SVO participant from the Kumylzhensky District was reported on February 6. At that time, authorities reported that Alexander Andreyev had been killed in the military operation.
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 "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Casualties Risen in 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 holds two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been bestowed upon his family," a relative of one of them said.