Five fighters from Kuban have been identified as killed in Ukraine.

In the Tuapse district, awards were presented to relatives of soldiers killed in a military operation. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 840 fighters from the Krasnodar Territory have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by March 13, at least 835 fighters from Kuban were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

11:06 28.03.2026
The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,950
At least 4,415 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,536 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Authorities presented awards to the relatives of fighters killed in the military operation in Ukraine, Sergei Boyko, head of the Tuapse District, announced on his Telegram channel on April 7.

The publication names Roman Velichko, Sergei Topunov, Maksim Shkuropat, Dmitry Katkov, and Konstantin as killed. Chugin.

Thus, at least 840 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

The death of a soldier from Tuapse was previously reported on March 1. At that time, authorities reported that Alexander Kravtsov 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 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.

Source: https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/422276