A contractor from Gukovo killed in Ukraine
In Ukraine, contract soldier Sergey Sklyaruk has been killed. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 972 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", earlier the authorities and security forces officially recognized that at least 971 fighters from the Rostov region have been killed in Ukraine.
Support from the state for the families of the killed fighters is not guaranteed by either state awards, memorial plaques, or appearances on "Channel One", the material from "Caucasian Knot" states, "Three comrades served: how the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters.
Contract soldier Sergey Sklyaruk was killed in the SVO zone, he was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, the Gukovo administration reported on its social media page on "VKontakte".
Thus, at least 972 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO.
"Caucasian Knot" keeps a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District 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" "SVO Statistics: losses are increasing for southern Russia".