A combatant from Stavropol was killed in combat.

Yuri Lomakin was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 962 fighters from the Stavropol region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by July 16, law enforcement and officials officially recognized at least 961 fighters from the Stavropol region as killed in battles in Ukraine .

A resident of the village of Novoselitskoye, Yuri Lomakin was killed in the military operation. This became known from a message in the Telegram channel of the head of the Novoselitskoye municipal formation, Nikolai Brikhachev, about the awarding of a posthumous award - the Order of Courage - to the family of the deceased. Details of Lomakin's biography are not provided in the message.

Thus, at least 962 fighters from the Stavropol region have been officially recognized as killed in the special military operation.

07:01 19.07.2026

Authorities recognized at least 9450 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine

At least 4694 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4756 military personnel from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the special operation in Ukraine.

"Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District who were killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies, according to the report of the "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the special military operation: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the deceased, according to the material of the "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters. "The combat veteran certificate was issued only because Vasily managed to serve in the Airborne Forces for three months under contract," said the widow of one of them.