A fighter from the Salsky district was killed in the special military operation.
Alexander Prokopenko was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 1062 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.
As reported by "Caucasian Knot", as of October 31, authorities and security forces have officially recognized at least 1061 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 have been 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" "Statistics of the Special Military Operation: losses in southern Russia are increasing".
In the zone of the military operation in Ukraine, Guards Private Alexander Prokopenko from the Salsky district of the Rostov region was killed. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. The award was handed over to his relatives by the head of the Salsky district and the military commissioner, the administration of the Salsky district reported on its social media page on "VKontakte".
Thus, at least 1062 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 from "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters.