A fighter from Kotovo was killed in the military operation.

Matvey Tikhonov was killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1877 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by October 31, at least 1876 fighters from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine .

On November 1, the funeral of Matvey Tikhonov, who was killed in the military operation in Ukraine, took place in Kotovo, reports the Volgograd publication "City News", the founder of which is the municipal institution "IAV". Details of the biography of the killed are not provided in the publication.

Thus, at least 1877 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as 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. "Employees of the administration of St. Petersburg and the military enlistment office themselves asked me if my son's body had been found. In January 2023, I told them in response to another call that the body had been found and I was going to get it," said, in particular, the mother of one of the killed.