Three soldiers from the Volgograd region were named as killed in the SVO.
Vladimir Miroshnichenko, Alexey Tkachenko and Vitaly Breusov from the Yelansky district were killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,725 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by March 16, at least 1,722 fighters from the Volgograd region had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
Fighters from the Yelansky district, Vladimir Miroshnichenko, Aleksey Tkachenko, and Vitaly Breusov, were killed in the military operation, according to the Volgograd publication "Gorodskie Vesti," founded by the municipal institution "IAV."
Thus, at least 1,725 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.
The death of a fighter from Yelansky was previously reported on February 19. At that time, authorities reported that Andrei Shirochkin had been killed in the North Caucasus Military District.
The "Caucasian Knot" is maintaining 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 "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Casualties 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 participated in combat operations for many years and received two Orders of Courage. But no official honors were bestowed upon his family," a relative of one of them said.