Five fighters from Dagestan were killed in fighting in Ukraine.

Valek Eminov and four of his fellow countrymen from the Kizlyar district were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,997 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by June 18, government and security officials had officially acknowledged at least 1,992 Dagestani soldiers killed in Ukraine.

Memorial plaque unveiling ceremonies were held in several villages in the Kizlyar district, the district administration reported on its Telegram channel.

A memorial plaque was unveiled in the village of Yuzhnoye for Valek Eminov, who was killed during the Second Military Operation, and a memorial plaque was unveiled in the village of Rybalko for Nazhmudin Magomedov. Memorial plaques were unveiled at the Khutseyevskaya, Bondarenovskaya, and Tushilovskaya schools for Saidakhmed Magomedov, Gadislan Gadzhiev, and Alexander Kovalev.

The administration did not provide details about the fighters' biographies or their deaths in the statement.

Thus, at least 1,997 combatants 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 released by government officials and security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Casualties Are Growing in Southern Russia."

Earlier, the Kizlyar District administration reported that Dmitry Popov and Mansur Magomedov had been killed in Ukraine.

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. Sergei Melikov, who led Dagestan in February 2022, was the first government official to announce 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 those killed, according to the Caucasian Knot article "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Are Depriving Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. In particular, the widow of one of the slain soldiers said that without a body, the battalion did not make payments in connection with the death of the soldier.