The name of the killed contractor from the Astrakhan region has been announced.

Anatoly Kuzmichev from the Yenotaevsky district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 777 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by November 1, authorities and security forces officially recognized at least 766 military personnel from the Astrakhan region as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Kuzmichev was born on November 21, 1987, in the village of Voronye, Kostroma region. After graduating from the Kostroma Secondary Vocational School, he was drafted into the army, where he served in internal troops, the administration of the Yenotaevsky district reported on its Telegram channel.

In 2013, he moved to the village of Zamyany. Here he worked in fishing brigades. In January 2025, he decided to sign a contract for the position of a rifleman in the motorized rifle troops. On April 3, 2025, he was killed in battle near the settlement of Kotlyarovka. He is survived by an elderly father and two minor children.

Thus, at least 777 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed. "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 of "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the Special Military Operation: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

In October, it became known that junior sergeant Pavel Mineev from the Yenotaevsky district was killed in the military operation.

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 authorities deprive 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 have been given to his family," a relative of one of them said.