Authorities have acknowledged that at least 8,400 fighters from southern Russia were killed in the SVO zone.
Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, according to reports from the authorities and security forces, at least 4,051 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,049 from the Southern Federal District have been killed.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", by December 26, more than 8,350 soldiers from southern Russia were officially recognized as killed in the military operation: 4,117 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,239 from the Southern Federal District.
"Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts killed in the military operation. The list was compiled within the framework of current laws and based on data voiced by officials - from the governor to the head of the village, as well as representatives of the security forces.
According to the "Caucasian Knot", by January 1, representatives of the authorities and security agencies officially recognized at least 8,400 fighters from the south of Russia as killed in the military operation: 4,151 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,249 from the Southern Federal District.
The largest number of killed continues to be in Dagestan - 1,761. The death of 890 fighters from Stavropol Krai, 533 from North Ossetia, 358 from Kabardino-Balkaria , 255 from Chechnya, 177 from Ingushetia, and 177 from Karachay-Cherkessia.
Among the regions of the Southern Federal District, the Volgograd Region has the highest number of killed (1,605). Also recognized as killed were 821 fighters from the Rostov Region, 816 from the Krasnodar Krai, 667 from the Astrakhan Region, 204 from Kalmykia, and 136 from Adygea.
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 particularly acute in Chechnya. In February 2023, Ramzan Kadyrov called on regional leaders not to disclose the number of killed. "I don't understand when regional leaders trumpet the number of those killed in the SVO zone. My question is: why? There's no need to manipulate the topic of our heroes, writing that this many died in this region, and that 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.
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