A contract soldier from Uryupinsk was killed in a military operation.
Roman Tolcheev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,759 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by April 16, at least 1,758 soldiers from the Volgograd region had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.
36-year-old contract soldier Roman Tolcheyev, who served as a grenade launcher operator, was killed in the military operation, the Uryupinsk administration reported today on its Telegram channel.
"He died in the village of Tikhoe in the Kharkiv region. […] He is survived by his parents," the publication states.
Thus, at least 1,759 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.
The death of the fighter from Uryupinsk was previously reported on April 5. At the time, authorities reported that 46-year-old Private Denis Uvarkin had been killed in the military operation.
The "Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and the Southern Federal District 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.