A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.

Albert Arslangereyev from the Babayurt district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 1,954 servicemen from Dagestan as killed in it.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by May 26, officials and security forces officially recognized at least 1,953 combatants from Dagestan as killed in Ukraine.

A memorial desk was unveiled at the Adilyangiyurt Secondary School for Albert Arslangereyev, a school graduate who was killed in the special military operation zone.

Albert Arslangereyev was born on November 7, 1996, in the village of Adil-Yangiyurt. He signed a contract in the spring of 2023. He was killed in early 2025. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.

Thus, at least 1,954 soldiers 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 was compiled based on data officially released by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Losses Are Mounting in Southern Russia."

In early January, the Babayurt District administration released the name of another fellow countryman killed in the war zone: Adil Daudov.

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. Dagestan's head, Sergey Melikov, was the first government official to announce back in February 2022 that a Russian soldier had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov.

The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that 18-year-old Said Murtazaliev from Dagestan was tortured by security forces in the Moscow region to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. In the combat zone, commanders forced him to collect money, after which the young man was declared missing. "I myself was sent to the assault, where comrade 'Spartak' said that an order had been received to erase me," Murtazaliev said in his final video message sent to his mother.