A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone

Azamat Valiev from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have publicly named the names of at least 2149 killed combatants from Dagestan.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by October 8, officials and law enforcement recognized at least 2148 killed combatants from Dagestan in Ukraine.

A ceremony was held in the administration of Khasavyurt to present a state award to the family of the killed participant of the special military operation Azamat Valiev. The Order of Courage was handed over to the relatives by the head of the city, Korgoli Korgoliev, the city administration reported on its Telegram channel.

The event was attended by Azamat Valiev's mother and his two daughters. The details of the military's biography and death were not provided in the administration's message.

Thus, at least 2149 servicemen from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives from the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "SVO Statistics: Losses in Southern Russia are Growing".

Earlier, the administration of Khasavyurt reported that in the military operation Rajab Tashanov was killed.

Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of killed whose names have been officially disclosed by the authorities. Sergey Melikov, who headed Dagestan in February 2022, was the first among the representatives of the authorities to announce that a Russian serviceman was killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, according to the material from "Caucasian Knot" "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Deprive Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits", which describes the stories of killed fighters. For instance, the mother of the killed Dmitry Ukhanov said that she searched for her son's body for four months, while officials from the administration and the military enlistment office inquired about the progress of the search without providing any help.