A fighter from the Rostov region was killed in a military operation.

Andrey Kalinichenko was killed in combat. The number of soldiers from the Rostov region killed in the military operation has reached at least 871.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by March 3, officials and security forces had named at least 870 servicemen from the Rostov region killed in Ukraine.

A native of Shakhty and a graduate of the Shakhty Regional Mining and Energy College, Andrey Kalinichenko worked as an underground electrical fitter. In 2022, he joined the Shakhty City Cossack Society, and in February 2023, as deputy commander of the 3rd motorized rifle platoon of the assault detachment, he was killed near the village of Maryevka in the Luhansk People's Republic. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. He is survived by two daughters, the Shakhty administration reported on its Telegram channel.

Thus, at least 871 soldiers from the Rostov Region have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. 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 law enforcement agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "NVO Statistics: Losses Are Mounting for the South of Russia".

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 soldiers from other regions. "As a family of military pensioners, I receive only twelve thousand rubles a month for two minor children," complains the wife of Vasily Shtylun, who received five million rubles from the "Veterans" unit for her husband, who was killed in 2022.