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

Batyr Gurdov from the Novoanninsky district was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,617 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 8, at least 1,616 soldiers from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

34-year-old Batyr Gurdov from the village of Salomatin was killed in the military operation on January 4, the Novoanninsky district administration reported on its VKontakte page on January 9.

"Before partial mobilization was announced in our country, Batyr worked in Moscow as a security chief - always responsible, collected, disciplined, he was always held up as an example to his colleagues. On September 24, 2022, the young man, along with other fellow countrymen, went to the SVO zone [...]. Looking ahead, We note that on May 13, 2025, Batyr signed a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense and remained in the military operations zone," the publication says.

The governor announced the mistaken mobilization of 379 Volgograd residents

After Putin announced "partial mobilization" in September 2022, attempts to mobilize were recorded in the Volgograd region, as well as other regions of southern Russia. People who, due to age or health, should not be sent to the combat zone. The governor acknowledged that many mobilized personnel do not meet the criteria established by Putin. However, the regional governor's statement did not affect the mobilization regime in Volgograd.

Thus, at least 1,617 soldiers from the Volgograd Region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

As a reminder, the previous death of a SVO participant from the Novoanninsky District was reported on January 5. Alexey Shchus was killed in a military operation, the district administration reported that day.

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,450

"Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts 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: Losses Are 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 Depriving Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of fighters from other regions.