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

Vladimir Meshkov was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 1,804 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by June 6, authorities and security forces had recognized at least 1,803 soldiers from the Volgograd region as killed in the military operation in Ukraine. At that time, the Uryupinsk administration reported that Kirill Mukhtarov was killed in the SVO zone.

Vladimir Meshkov, 30, was killed in the Special Military Operation. He received a higher education from the Voronezh State Forestry University and worked at JSC Hopeak. He was mobilized in 2022 and died of a serious wound in a Rostov-on-Don hospital. He is survived by his parents, wife, children, and sister, the Uryupinsk administration reported on its Telegram channel on June 19.

Thus, at least 1,804 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed.

08:54 14.06.2026

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 9,250

At least 4,586 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,664 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 law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "NVO Statistics: Losses Are Growing for 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 the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "Staff from the St. Petersburg administration and the military registration and enlistment office asked me themselves 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 that I was on my way to get it," said the mother of one of the victims.