Five soldiers from the Volgograd region were killed in combat.
In the Kalachevsky district, awards were presented to the relatives of soldiers killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,752 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.
As "Caucasian Knot" reported, by April 12, at least 1,747 soldiers from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
In the Kalachevsky district, on April 9, awards were presented to the families of servicemen killed in the military operation, the district administration reported on its Telegram channel.
The publication named junior sergeants Ivan Skripin and Vasily Khlebnikov, corporal Sergei Bobrikov, and privates Oleg Nikonov and Sergei Takhtarov as killed.
Thus, at least 1,752 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. region.
The death of fighters from the Kalachevsky district was previously reported on January 30. Then the authorities announced that awards had been handed over to the relatives of six fighters killed in the military operation.
"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 Denying Benefits to Families of Killed Volunteers," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "He has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been bestowed upon his family," a relative of one of them said.