05:57, 25 July 2026

An assault soldier from Gukovo was killed in the zone of the special military operation.

The serviceman of the assault battalion Yuri Merkulov was killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the special operation, at least 956 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", as of July 22, representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies officially recognized at least 955 fighters from the Rostov region as killed during 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 the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters.

A serviceman of the assault battalion Yuri Merkulov was killed in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine, reported the administration of Gukovo on its social media page "VKontakte".

Thus, at least 956 fighters from the Rostov region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

"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 from "Caucasian Knot" "SVO Statistics: losses for southern Russia are increasing".

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/425194