06:55, 21 September 2026

A fighter from Gukovo was killed in the special military operation.

Evgeny Popov was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1016 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", as of September 14, authorities and security forces have officially recognized at least 1015 military personnel from the Rostov region as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, according to the material from "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of fighters from other regions.

In the military operation in Ukraine, serviceman Evgeny Popov was killed, and he was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, the administration of Gukovo reported on its social media page "VKontakte".

Thus, at least 1016 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front.

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

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/426806