08:00, 15 September 2025

Two fighters from the Astrakhan region were killed in Ukraine

Gali Dzhansultanov and Nurzhan Serkaliev. Photo from the Telegram channel of the Volodarsky district administration https://t.me/regionvol/10897 https://t.me/regionvol/10898 Collage by the "Caucasian Knot".

Gali Dzhansultanov and Nurzhan Serkaliev were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 611 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been recognized as killed in it.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, by September 13, at least 609 fighters from the Astrakhan region were officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

The funeral of two fellow countrymen killed in the military operation was held in the Volodarsky district, the administration of the Volodarsky district reported on its Telegram channel on September 14.

One of those killed was Gali Dzhansultanov, born in 1974. He was a "loving husband, caring father and grandfather," but in October 2022, "he was called up for mobilization to participate in a special military operation" and was killed in action on August 5, 2025, the publication says.

On September 21, 2022, Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization. On October 28 of that year, the defense minister reported to the president on its completion, but no corresponding decree followed. At the same time, in December 2023, a military court in Maykop, having sentenced a serviceman to a term in a penal colony for unauthorized departure from his unit in June 2023, emphasized that in Russia "partial mobilization was declared, which was not completed at the time of the crime".

The second person buried is Nurzhan Serkaliev, born in 1985, who after the army worked in law enforcement agencies, and since 2018 served in the Russian Guard. In 2024, Nurzhan Serkaliev "made a conscious decision and went to the area of a special military operation" and died in September 2025, the administration reported.

Thus, at least 611 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. 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 announced by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Losses Are Growing for the South of Russia".

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" report "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits", which describes the stories of fighters from other regions.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/415417