A soldier from the Astrakhan region was killed in the SVO zone.

Alexander Syzranov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 676 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 6, at least 675 fighters from the Astrakhan region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation, including at the end of December 2020, Andrei Golovkov, a native of the Volodarsky district, was reported killed in the SVO zone.

Alexander Syzranov was killed in a military operation, the Volodarsky district administration announced, reporting on the soldier's funeral.

A native of the village of Konny Mogoy, after graduating from the Novokrasinskaya school, received a driver's license. In 2004, he was drafted into the Russian Army for compulsory military service. After serving in the army, he worked as a driver and fisherman on the Pobeda collective farm, and also worked shifts. In March 2024, Alexander signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense. He was killed on May 31, 2025, at the age of 39, according to a January 10 post on the district administration's Telegram channel.

Thus, at least 676 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. "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 announced by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Losses Are Mounting for the South of 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 fighters from other regions.

According to the Caucasian Knot, by January 9, government officials and law enforcement agencies had officially recognized no more than 8,450 fighters from the south of Russia as killed in the military operation: at least 4,172 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,280 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of those killed, whose names have been officially released by the authorities. Back in February 2022, the head of Dagestan, Sergey Melikov, was the first government official to declare that a Russian soldier had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov.