A fighter from Zhirnovsk was killed in Ukraine.
Sergey Pushkarev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,721 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by March 13, at least 1,720 soldiers from the Volgograd region had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
Sergey Pushkarev, a soldier from Zhirnovsk born in 1992, was killed in the military operation, the Zhirnovsky District Administration reported today on its Telegram channel.
Thus, at least 1,721 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.
The death of soldiers from the Zhirnovsky District was previously reported on January 8. Then the authorities reported that Maxim Sidelnikov and Aleksandr Rotanov were killed in the North Caucasus Military District.
"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 "Northern Military District Statistics: Casualties Mounting 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 Authorities Are Depriving Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "As a family of military pensioners, I receive only twelve thousand rubles a month for two minor children," said the widow of one of them.