Four soldiers from the Rostov region were killed in Ukraine.

Yevgeny Yakovtsov, Alexander Trampoltsev, and two of their fellow countrymen from Novoshakhtinsk were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 844 servicemen from the Rostov region killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 30, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 4,213 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,344 from the Southern Federal District, including 840 from the Rostov region, killed in Ukraine.

The names of four killed servicemen from Novoshakhtinsk were released by the city administration, reporting the transfer of posthumous awards to their families.

Yevgeny Lavrenyuk, Alexander Trampoltsev, Yevgeny Yakovtsov, and Denis Popolitov were killed in the combat zone in Ukraine. The first three were posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, and the last was awarded the Zhukov Medal, according to a statement on the municipality's official Telegram channel.

The officials' statement did not provide the soldiers' ages or biographical details.

Thus, at least 844 soldiers from the Rostov Region have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "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 released by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "NVO Statistics: Casualties Mounting in Southern Russia."

In the summer of 2025, the Novoshakhtinsk administration also named four fighters, after it was announced that Maxim Bondarenko, Maxim Saidmudarov, Evgeny Yatsulyak, and Vladimir Bondarev had been killed.

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. "Who was my husband protecting? As a family of military pensioners, I receive only twelve thousand rubles a month for two minor children. For both of us. That's less than one child receives through the Pension Fund for the loss of a breadwinner," complains Vasily Shtylun's wife, who received five million rubles from the Veterans unit for her husband, who was killed in 2022.