The son of a deputy of the Volgograd Regional Duma was killed in Ukraine.

Alexey Popolitov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1823 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by August 6, authorities and security forces recognized at least 1822 fighters from the Volgograd region as killed in the military operation in Ukraine .

On August 6, the press service of the legislative body announced that Alexey Popolitov, the son of Dmitry Popolitov, a deputy of the Volgograd Regional Duma, was killed in the military operation on its page on "VKontakte".

Popolitov was 24 years old. He was awarded the Zhukov Medal. No other details about the biography and death of the fighter were provided in the announcement.

Thus, at least 1823 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District who were killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and security agencies, according to the report from "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the SVO: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, according to the material from "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters. "He has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been given to his family," said, in particular, a relative of one of the killed.