A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Artum Gadzhiev from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 1,955 servicemen from Dagestan as killed in it.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by May 28, officials and security forces officially recognized at least 1,954 combatants from Dagestan as killed in Ukraine.

A memorial plaque to Artum Gadzhiev, killed in the military operation in Ukraine, was unveiled at the Nichras school in the Tabasaran district, the district administration reported on its Telegram channel.

Gadzhiev was born on October 25, 1977, in the village of Nichras. He graduated from Nichras Secondary School in 1995. After graduating from high school in 1995, he was drafted into the army. From 2007 to 2010, he served under contract in the 131st Motorized Rifle Brigade, and then in military unit 01485.

Starting in January 2023, he volunteered for a special military operation. Serving in a reconnaissance platoon, he held the rank of deputy platoon commander and was part of an evacuation team. On February 14, 2026, Artum Gadzhiev was killed in the village of Pokrovka in Sumy Oblast. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.

Thus, at least 1,955 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 security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Casualties Are Growing in Southern Russia."

In mid-May, the Tabasaran District administration named another fellow countryman killed in the war zone: Timur Nurbayev.

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.