A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.

Zagirbek Suleimanov from Derbent was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 1,770 combatants from Dagestan as killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 5, officials had officially recognized at least 1,769 fighters from Dagestan as killed in Ukraine. Among the latest killed soldiers whose names were released by authorities was Said Israfilov from the Akhtynsky District.

The name of the latest Dagestan serviceman killed in Ukraine was announced by the head of the Derbent administration. "Zagirbek Ildarovich Suleimanov, an employee of the GorService municipal institution, was killed during a special military operation," Khanlar Pashabekov wrote on his Telegram channel on January 5.

Suleimanov's age and biography were not provided in the official's statement.

Authorities have acknowledged that at least 8,400 soldiers from the south have been killed in the SVO zone. Russia

Thus, at least 1,770 servicemen from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. The "Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts killed in the military operation. The list is based on data officially released by government officials and security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Casualties Risen in Southern Russia".

The "Caucasian Knot" reported that servicemen from Dagestan participating in the North Caucasus Military District periodically record video messages to the republic's authorities asking them to resolve various social and domestic issues. In particular, on March 5, participants in a special military operation from the Tsuntinsky District of Dagestan published a video message with complaints about inflated prices for school meals and corruption in the purchase of housing for orphans. At the end of September, SVO participants complained to Melikov about the lack of sewage in Khasavyurt. In December, SVO participants complained to Melikov about the lack of gas in a house in Izberbash.

Appeals from SVO participants from Dagestan to the authorities are prompted by numerous problems in the republic and remain one of the ways to gain the attention of officials. Despite Melikov's claim that combatants are recording messages as a result of "manipulation," he will have to respond to them, analysts said.