A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.

Arsen Giriskhanov from the Kazbekovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 1,891 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,950

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, by April 3, the authorities and security forces had publicly named at least 1,890 fighters from Dagestan killed in the war zone in Ukraine.

The Kazbekovsky District administration reported on the presentation of two awards to the relatives of Arsen Giriskhanov, who was killed in the military operation, on its Telegram channel.

"Arsen Giriskhanov, from the village of Leninaul, was posthumously awarded two state awards - the Order of Courage and the "Participant in a Special Military Operation" medal," the administration said in a statement.

Details of the soldier's biography and death were not provided in the statement.

Thus, at least 1,891 servicemen 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 announced by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Northern Military District Statistics: Losses for Southern Russia grow".

The last time the death of SVO members from the Kazbekovsky district was reported was in March. At that time, authorities reported that Islam Malikov, Shamilkhan Nasrudinov, and Ramazan Muradzimov were killed in the military operation.

"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 zero me out," Murtazaliev said in his last video message sent to his mother.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" "The channel" does not guarantee the families of the slain soldiers state support, according to the "Caucasian Knot" article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Slain Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "As a family of military pensioners, I receive only twelve thousand rubles a month for two minor children," complains the wife of Vasily Shtylun, who received five million rubles from the "Veterans" unit for her husband, who was killed in 2022.