The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 7,800.

Since the beginning of the National Military Operations, authorities and security forces have reported deaths among residents of southern Russia's territories and regions, as well as the republics of the North Caucasus. The Caucasian Knot maintains overall casualty statistics for the regions of the Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts, based on official data. According to the Caucasian Knot, as of October 28, government and security officials have officially acknowledged at least 7,800 fighters from southern Russia killed in the military operation: 3,857 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,943 from the Southern Federal District. Dagestan continues to account for the largest number of fatalities, with 1,621. The deaths of 831 fighters from Stavropol Krai, 497 from North Ossetia, 311 from Kabardino-Balkaria, and 250 from Chechnya have also been confirmed. id="#wk_ft2" contenteditable="false"> 2 , 174 from Karachay-Cherkessia and 173 from Ingushetia.

Among the regions of the Southern Federal District, the Volgograd Region has the highest number of killed (1,454). Also recognized as killed are 784 fighters from Krasnodar Krai, 758 from Rostov Oblast, 636 from Astrakhan Oblast, 184 from Kalmykia, and 127 from Adygea.

It should be noted that the actual losses among North Caucasus security forces may be significantly higher than officially acknowledged. This situation is typical for all regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, but is especially acute in Chechnya. In February 2023, Kadyrov called on regional leaders not to disclose the number of those killed. "I don't understand when regional leaders trumpet the number of those killed in the SVO zone. My question is: why? They write everything in minute detail... There's no need to manipulate the topic of our heroes, writing that so many died in this region, and so many in another," he said.

As a reminder, the first official to report the death of a Russian soldier in the SVO zone was the head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov. On February 26, 2022, he announced that officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov had been killed in Ukraine.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of the slain, according to the "Caucasian Knot" article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Slain Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of slain soldiers, including those from the Krasnodar Territory.