The names of two fighters from Dagestan killed in the special military operation have been announced.

Ramazan Musaev and Ramazan Aliyev from the Derbent district were killed in combat operations in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 2176 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by October 21, authorities and security forces officially recognized at least 2174 fighters from Dagestan as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Memorial plaques in memory of Ramazan Musaev and Ramazan Aliyev, who were killed in the military operation, have been opened at the Khazarskaya school, the administration of the Derbent district reported on October 22 in its Telegram channel. Details of the biographies of the killed have not been provided in the publication.

Thus, at least 2176 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District in the number of killed in the military operation, whose names have been officially disclosed by the authorities. In February 2022, Sergey Melikov, who was then the head of Dagestan, was the first among representatives of the authorities to report that a Russian military officer, Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov, was killed in Ukraine.

Authorities recognized at least 9850 fighters from southern Russia as killed in Ukraine

"Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District 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 of "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the special military operation: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, as stated in the material of "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters. In particular, the widow of one of the killed reported that without the body, the battalion did not make payments related to the death of the serviceman.