Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Ruslan Burzhumov and Elman Abdulkadirov from the Tabasaran region were killed in the fighting. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,787 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 25, at least 1,785 soldiers from Dagestan were officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

On January 29, the head of the Tabasaran district, Magomed Kurbanov, announced on his Telegram channel that awards would be presented to the families of servicemen killed during the special military operation.

Orders of Courage were presented to the families of Private Ruslan Burzhumov from the village of Dzhugdil and Junior Sergeant Elman Abdulkadirov from the village of Tsurtil. The announcement did not provide biographical details or the circumstances of the soldiers' deaths.

Thus, at least 1,787 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

Northern Military District statistics: casualties are mounting in southern Russia

"Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives The North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts, killed in military operations. The list was compiled in accordance with current laws and based on data provided by officials—from the governor to the head of a village, as well as representatives of law enforcement agencies.

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 Authorities Are Denying Benefits to Families of Killed Volunteers," which describes the stories of soldiers from other regions. While searching for her husband, Yulia Pryanichnikova wrote to every authority, including the prosecutor's office and the presidential administration. She said she never received a response to these appeals, according to the wife of Ignat Pryanichnikov, who was killed in the North Caucasus Military District.

According to the "Caucasian Knot," by January 19, government and security officials had officially recognized over 8,500 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation in Ukraine: at least 4,194 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,310 from the Southern Federal District were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of those killed, whose names have been officially released by the authorities. The head of Dagestan, Sergey Melikov, was the first government official to announce back in February 2022 that a Russian serviceman had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov.

The "Caucasian Knot" reported that servicemen from Dagestan periodically record video messages to the republic's authorities asking them to resolve various social and domestic issues. Specifically, at the end of September 2025, members of the SVO complained to Melikov about the lack of sewage in Khasavyurt, and in December, about the lack of gas in a house in Izberbash. In January, former SVO participants stated in an appeal to the head of Dagestan that residents of the village of Ashaga-Yarak in the Khivsky District had nowhere to graze their livestock as a result of the sale of land for transhumance. Also in January, SVO participants complained to Melikov about the freezing of construction on their homes. Such appeals are caused by numerous problems in the republic and remain one of the ways to get the attention of officials. Despite Melikov's statement that combatants are recording appeals as a result of "manipulation," he will have to respond to them, analysts previously interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" indicated.