Kyrgyzstani Ruslan Polotov killed in Ukraine

10:41, 15 июня 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Ruslan KHARIZOV

Kyrgyzstani Ruslan Polotov was killed in hostilities in Ukraine. His brother Islan Polotov told journalists.

According to him, the man was 38 years old. He moved to Russia about two years ago, but lived there with Kyrgyz citizenship.

«I can not say when he went to Ukraine, but he went voluntarily. He died in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk Oblast. The body of the brother was brought from Moscow, the funeral took place on June 3. He was a citizen of Kyrgyzstan, he had no plans to obtain Russian citizenship,» the brother of the deceased said.

He was registered in Uch-Korgon village, Talas region. It is known from open sources that Ruslan Polotov, before leaving for Russia, worked at the ARIS organization as an expert in support of community development.

Earlier, five natives of Kyrgyzstan — Egemberdi Dorboev, Rustam Zarifullin, Islamjon Kamilov, Syrgakbek Ozubekov and Amanbek Kurbanbaev were killed in hostilities in Ukraine.

Situation in Ukraine remains difficult. The fighting continues. Russia announced a special military operation on February 24, 2022. The number of casualties among the military and civilians continues to grow. Many states have imposed and continue to impose severe sanctions against the Russian Federation.