The names of two fighters from the Rostov region killed in the special military operation have become known.
Igor Statov and Mikhail Dudchenko were killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 1047 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", as of October 27, authorities and law enforcement officials have officially recognized at least 1045 fighters from the Rostov region as killed in Ukraine .
"Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives from 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 are increasing for southern Russia".
In the zone of the military operation in Ukraine, Guards Captain Igor Statov and Guards Private Mikhail Dudchenko were killed. Both were posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, which was handed over to their relatives by the head of the Salsk district, Vladimir Berezovsky, and military commissioner Andrey Gerusov, the administration of the Salsk district reported on October 27 on its social media page "VKontakte".
Thus, at least 1047 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed in the special military operation.
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", according to the material of "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters.