A serviceman from the Volgograd region was killed in combat.
53-year-old Igor Strelykin from the Zhiranovsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1843 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by October 1, at least 1842 fighters from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine .
Serviceman Igor Strelykin was killed "in the line of duty" in the combat zone, the administration of the Zhiranovsky district reported on its page on "VKontakte" on October 2.
"During the special military operation, our fellow countryman Strelykin Igor Alekseevich, born on 02.06.1973, was killed," the publication states. No details of the biography of the deceased are provided in it.
Thus, at least 1843 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.
The last time the deaths of fighters from the Zhiranovsky district became known was on October 1. At that time, the district authorities reported on the transfer of awards to the relatives of Anton Tkachenko and Alexey Milovanov.
"Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and the 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 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 deceased, the material of "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits" describes the stories of the killed fighters. "He participated in combat operations for many years, has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been given to his family," a relative of one of them said, in particular.