The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 7,850.

At least 3,904 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,953 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by October 28, government and security officials had officially recognized at least 7,800 soldiers from southern Russia as killed in the military operation: at least 3,857 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,943 from the Southern Federal District.

According to the "Caucasian Knot," by November 3, government and security officials had officially recognized at least 7,800 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation: 3,904 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,953 from the Southern Federal District.

Dagestan continues to bear the brunt of the death toll—1,652. The deaths of 832 fighters from Stavropol Krai, 498 from North Ossetia, 334 from Kabardino-Balkaria, and 250 from Chechnya have also been confirmed. contenteditable="false"> 2 , 174 from Karachay-Cherkessia and the same number 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, 637 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 killed. "I don't understand when regional leaders trumpet the death toll 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 said 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 those killed, according to the Caucasian Knot article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of slain soldiers, including those from the Krasnodar Territory.