Rostov's Northern Cemetery is almost out of burial space for SVO members.
In the Courage Sector of the Alley of Heroes at the Northern Cemetery in Rostov-on-Don left only one free seat.
In November 2022, a correspondent for NeMoskva counted There are 44 graves in this part of the cemetery.
There is also a separate area for the burial of military personnel at the new Rostov cemetery, located in Myasnikovsky district of the Rostov region. But as of the end of 2024, the first stage of the cemetery is already filled by 98%. The second phase is planned to be launched only in the spring of 2026.
At the end of February, Mediazona published list of the dead The list of those killed in the war with Ukraine contains nearly 96 names. The actual death toll may be much higher, as the journalists' list only includes those soldiers whose deaths were reported in open sources.