A soldier from Kalmykia was killed in Ukraine

Alexey Alchinov from Elista was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the special military operation, at least 246 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by August 2, officials and security forces recognized at least 245 fighters from Kalmykia as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Alchinov was born on July 24, 1977, in Elista. He was called up as part of the partial mobilization. On March 21, 2025, he was killed near the village of Klescheevka, reported the state news agency "Kalmykia".

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Authorities recognized at least 9550 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation

At least 4755 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4795 military personnel from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the special operation in Ukraine.

Thus, at least 246 combatants from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives from the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District who have been killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and security agencies, according to the report from "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the special military operation: losses for southern Russia are increasing".

In June, it became known that Vladimir Tsygankov from Elista was killed in battles in Ukraine.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, according to the material from "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters. "No official honors were given to his family. The military enlistment office said that supposedly there was no insurance from 'Sogaz'. Supposedly they were not insured... No one else responded, including the military prosecutor's office," a relative of one of them said.