Russian soldier from Belgorod dies in Ukraine war

Private Sergey Bublikov, a 40-year-old from the Stary Oskol district in Russia's Belgorod region, has died in the war in Ukraine. He is the 1297th soldier from the Belgorod region to be confirmed dead, with local media 'Pepel' reporting that one resident dies every 14 hours on average and that they have documented 2,629 total deaths from the region. Bublikov died on August 24, 2024, and was mentioned among the fallen at a festival in Stary Oskol in 2025, with reports suggesting financial pressures may have influenced his decision to enlist. The message includes a call for anonymous tips on his death and promotes subscriptions to independent media.