A contract soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in combat.
Dmitry Yushkin was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,722 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by March 15, at least 1,721 soldiers from the Volgograd region had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
26-year-old Private Dmitry Yushkin was killed in the military operation, the Uryupinsk administration reported on its Telegram channel on March 16.
"Dmitry was born and lived in Uryupinsk. He attended Secondary School No. 3. He was a welder by profession and worked at a factory before signing a contract. "Agromash." "In the first days of the SVO in 2022, a contract was signed," the publication states. Yushkin died "while carrying out a combat mission," authorities noted.
Thus, at least 1,722 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.
The death of a soldier from Uryupinsk was previously reported on March 11. At that time, authorities reported that Alexander Povolokin had been killed in the SVO zone.
"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.