A soldier from the Rostov region was killed in Ukraine.
Vladimir Korsunov from the Proletarsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 900 Don servicemen killed there.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by June 24, authorities had officially announced at least 4,628 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,672 from the Southern Federal District killed in Ukraine, including 899 from the Rostov Region.
The name of another serviceman from the Rostov Region killed in Ukraine was announced today by the Proletarsky District administration, reporting the presentation of a posthumous award to his family.
The deceased is Vladimir Korsunov, who was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, according to the municipality's official Telegram channel. Neither the age nor the biography of the slain soldier were given in the official statement.
Thus, at least 900 soldiers from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. 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 "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Casualties Risen in Southern Russia."
At the end of May, the Proletarsky District administration reported that Vagif Abbasov and Sergei Goryainov from the Proletarsky District had been killed in Ukraine. Among the latest combatants killed in Ukraine from the Rostov region, whose names became known to the "Caucasian Knot," was also Angelina Podkopaeva, a deputy of the Shchepkinsky village council.
State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of the killed, according to the "Caucasian Knot" article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of fighters from other regions. "He participated in combat operations for many years and has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors were given to his family," said a relative of one of them.