11:46, 19 August 2026

A fighter from Gukovo killed in a military operation

Pavel Vashchuk killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 974 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", as of August 8, representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies officially recognized at least 973 fighters from the Rostov region as killed in Ukraine.

"Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District 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 "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the Special Military Operation: losses in southern Russia are increasing".

In the zone of the special military operation (SMO), serviceman Pavel Vashchuk was killed, the administration of Gukovo reported on its social media page "VKontakte".

Thus, at least 974 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed in the SMO.

Support from the state for the families of the killed fighters is not guaranteed by either state awards, memorial plaques, or appearances on "Channel One", according to the material of "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/425899