Three fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine
Mikhail Kozhevnikov, Dmitry Kosterin, and Alexey Belov from the Zhirnovsky district were killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1836 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by September 14, at least 1833 fighters from the Volgograd region had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine .
In the military operation, Private Mikhail Kozhevnikov, Senior Warrant Officer Dmitry Kosterin, and Private Alexey Belov were killed. Their relatives were given state awards, reported the administration of the Zhirnovsky district on its page on "VKontakte". Details of the biographies of the killed were not provided in the publication.
Thus, at least 1836 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.
Earlier, the death of a fighter from the Zhirnovsky district became known on July 2. At that time, the authorities reported that Ivan Ivanov was killed in the military operation .
"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 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 the killed fighters. "He participated in combat operations for many years, has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors were given to his family," a relative of one of them said, in particular.