A fighter from the Rostov region was killed in a military operation in Ukraine.

Mikhail Kargin was killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 983 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by August 29, at least 982 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

Mikhail Kargin was killed in a military operation in Ukraine, reported the administration of the Sholokhovsky district. He was born on January 31, 1981, in the village of Veshenskaya. In 1998, he entered the Novocherkassk Mechanical Engineering College, after which he was admitted to the Faculty of Law of the Southern Russian Humanitarian Institute. In 2004, he successfully completed his studies and was awarded the qualification of "lawyer." In the summer of the same year, he began service in the law enforcement agencies of the Rostov region. On January 28, 2021, he retired after years of service with the rank of senior lieutenant of police.

On November 24, 2022, he went to the front as a volunteer. He was killed on June 16, 2023, while performing combat tasks. He was awarded the medal "For Courage" and the Order of Courage (posthumously).

Thus, at least 983 military personnel from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

In January 2024, city authorities reported that senior sergeant Mikhail Vyalikov was killed in the zone of the special military operation.

"Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District who have been killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies, according to the report of "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the special military operation: losses in southern Russia are increasing".

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 of "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of fighters from other regions. "He participated in combat operations for many years, has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been given to his family," said, in particular, a relative of one of them.