A fighter from the Volgograd region was killed in a military operation.

Yevgeny Kosyanenko from the Zhirnovsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,733 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by March 27, at least 1,732 soldiers from the Volgograd Region had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Yevgeny Kosyanenko, born in 1982, was killed in the military operation, the Zhirnovsky District administration reported on its Telegram channel on March 27. Details of the fighter's biography and death are not provided in the publication.

Thus, at least 1,733 fighters from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

11:06 28.03.2026

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,950

At least 4,415 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,536 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

The "Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and the Southern Federal District killed in the military operation. The list was compiled based on data officially released by government officials and security agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Northern Military District Statistics: Casualties Mounting in Southern Russia."

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of those killed, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Are Denying Benefits to Families of Killed Volunteers," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "He has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been bestowed upon his family," a relative of one of them said.