Kalmykia

March 11, 2026 11:00

• More than 8,850 combatants from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO.

  At least 4,355 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,496 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

March 10, 2026 12:33

• Three contract soldiers from Kalmykia were killed in combat.

  Vasily Kazantsev, Andrey Zaika, and Baatr Tyurbeyev from the Oktyabrsky district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 220 fighters from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.

March 05, 2026 06:01

• Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

  At least 4,326 servicemen from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,478 from the Southern Federal District have been killed in fighting in Ukraine, according to official reports from administrations and security agencies.

March 02, 2026 21:58

• A historian from Kalmykia is awaiting sentencing in a pretrial detention center in a case involving the rehabilitation of Nazism.

  Elista resident Elveg Khartskhaev has been in pretrial detention for over seven months on charges of disrespecting Russia's military glory. The historian's prosecution stemmed from a social media post published about ten years ago.

February 28, 2026 14:37

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in the SVO has exceeded 8,750.

  At least 4,297 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,454 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

February 22, 2026 10:46

• Brothers from Kalmykia declared killed in military operation

  Rodion and Naran Erdneev from the Yustinsky district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 216 fighters from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.

February 21, 2026 06:58

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,700.

  At least 4,271 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,431 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

February 18, 2026 06:05

• A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in a military operation.

  Oleg Gariaev from the Yustinsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 214 fighters from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.

February 13, 2026 06:02

• A soldier from Kalmykia was killed in the SVO zone.

  Baatar Ashkayev from the Oktyabrsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have officially acknowledged at least 213 fighters from Kalmykia killed there.

February 11, 2026 09:11

• 84 drones were destroyed in five regions of southern Russia.

  Last night, the military shot down drones in the Volgograd, Rostov, and Astrakhan regions, as well as in Kalmykia and North Ossetia. There were no injuries, but houses and buildings were damaged, authorities reported.

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