Four fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in Ukraine.

Vladimir Zemskov, Vadim Zelenin, Igor Vysotsky and Boris Beniaminov from Nalchik were killed in military action in Ukraine. Since February 2022, at least 378 combatants from Kabardino-Balkaria have been recognized as killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by February 20, at least 374 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

The Nalchik urban district administration reported on its VKontakte page on February 20 about the opening of a memorial wall in honor of the graduates of Gymnasium No. 4 who died during the special military operation.

Vladimir Zemskov, Vadim Zelenin, Igor Vysotsky, and Boris Beniaminov were awarded the Order of Courage (posthumously). The administration did not provide any other details regarding the soldiers' biographies or deaths in the statement.

Thus, at least 378 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. Caucasian Knot knows the names of 365 of them, and the deaths of another 13 were revealed in the republic's government report on payments to the families of those killed in 2022.

More than 8,600 fighters from the south of Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the zone [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 is based on data officially released by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Losses Are Growing for Southern 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 the slain soldiers. "He participated in combat operations for many years and received two Orders of Courage. But no official honors were bestowed upon his family," a relative of one of them said.