A fighter from Dagestan was killed in the SVO zone.

Zakir Kurbanov was killed in combat. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 2,018 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", by June 26, government and security officials officially recognized at least 2,017 fighters from Dagestan as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

The administration of the head of Dagestan announced on June 25 in a Telegram channel that Zakir Kurbanov was killed in the military operation.

Zakir Kurbanov served in the Caspian Flotilla, volunteered for the North Caucasus Military District, and fought in the Kursk region, where he was killed.

Acting head of Dagestan Fyodor Shchukin presented the Order of Courage, which the soldier was awarded posthumously, to his mother and sister.

Thus, at least 2,018 combatants from Dagestan. 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 security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Casualties Risen in Southern Russia".

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. 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. Commanders in the combat zone forced him to collect money, after which he was declared missing. "I myself was sent to the assault, where Comrade 'Spartak' said he had received an order to erase me," Murtazaliev said in his final video message sent to his mother. 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 the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Slain Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "He participated in combat operations for many years and holds two Orders of Courage. But no official honors were bestowed upon his family," a relative of one of them said.