A serviceman from Dagestan was killed in the special military operation.

Zaur Alibekov from Kaspiysk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 2081 servicemen from Dagestan as killed there.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by August 21, officials and security forces had officially named at least 2080 killed fighters from Dagestan in Ukraine.

The administration of the city reported on August 20 in a Telegram channel about the opening of a memorial plaque on the facade of a house on Ilyashenko Street in Kaspiysk in honor of Zaur Alibekov, who was killed in the military operation.

Alibekov was born on April 2, 1989. He served as a squad commander in the special military operation zone. He was killed on May 12, 2025.

The number of killed fighters from the southern regions of Russia in Ukraine has exceeded 9600

Thus, at least 2081 combatants from Dagestan 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 were killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and security agencies, according to a report by "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the special military operation: losses for southern Russia are increasing".

Earlier, the administration of Kaspiysk reported that in the special military operation, Private Rustam Ataev and privates Magomed Magomedov and Ragim Karakhanov were killed.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, according to a report by "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters. "He has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been given to his family," a relative of one of the killed stated.