A fighter from Dagestan was killed in Ukraine.

Seymur Mirzabalaev from the Tabasaran district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 1,929 servicemen from Dagestan as killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by May 12, officials and security forces had recognized at least 1,928 servicemen from Dagestan as killed in combat in Ukraine.

A memorial plaque to Seymur Mirzabalaev, killed in a special military operation, was unveiled at the Chulat school in the Tabasaran district, according to district head Magomed Kurbanov.

Seymur Mirzabalaev is a native of the village of Chulat. After graduating from Chulatskaya Secondary School, he served in the military in Grozny, Chechnya. In 2023, he volunteered for a special military operation, where he served as a scout in a self-propelled artillery battery of a self-propelled howitzer battalion. In February of this year, he was killed "while carrying out a combat mission." He is survived by his wife, three children, and two grandchildren.

Thus, at least 1,929 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed in Ukraine.

13:40 09.05.2026

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 9,100

At least 4,494 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,607 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

The "Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and the Southern Federal District killed in the military operation. The list was compiled based on data officially released by government officials and security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Casualties Risen in Southern Russia."

On May 11, the Tabasaran District administration reported that Farkhat Tagirov and Aziz Makhmudov were killed in a military operation.

Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of those killed, whose names have been officially released by the authorities. Dagestan's head, Sergei Melikov, was the first government official to announce back in February 2022 that a Russian soldier had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of the slain, according to the Caucasian Knot article "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Are Depriving Families of Slain Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "He has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been bestowed upon his family," a relative of one of the slain soldiers said.