A report of a deputy from the Rostov region being killed in the SVO zone has sparked controversy on social media.
Shchepkinsky Village Council member Angelina Podkopayeva, killed in the SVO zone, was first and foremost a mother and should have been responsible for raising her children, according to several social media users. Others expressed condolences to the family, calling Podkopayeva a hero. The member of parliament herself said she went to Ukraine so that she would not be ashamed to look her children in the eye.