Two fighters from the Volgograd region were killed in Ukraine.

Oleg Shefer and Alexey Dvuzhilov were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 1,605 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, by December 28, at least 1,603 soldiers from the Volgograd region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Oleg Shefer from Petrov Val was killed in the military operation. A farewell ceremony for him was held on December 26, according to the publication "Volgogradskaya Pravda.ru", whose founders include the Volgograd region administration and the regional committee for territorial entities, domestic and information policy.

A day earlier, on December 25, a farewell ceremony was held for Alexei Dvuzhilov, born in 1978, who was killed in the military operation, in the village of Borisovsky in the Novoanninsky district, writes publication.

Thus, at least 1,605 soldiers from the Volgograd region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. The "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 security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Losses Are Growing for Southern Russia".

The number of soldiers from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,350

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 article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of fighters from other regions.