A contractor from Kalmykia was killed in the Belgorod region.

Vladimir Mukhametov from Gorodovikovsk was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 273 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by November 9, authorities and security forces acknowledged at least 272 fighters as killed in the special military operation in Ukraine.

Vladimir Mukhametov was born on April 12, 1978, in Gorodovikovsk. After finishing 11 grades, he entered a vocational school where he trained as a driver and gas-electric welder. He served his conscription in Astrakhan, reported the state news agency "Kalmykia".

In August 2023, he signed a contract to participate in the special military operation. He served as a grenade launcher in the first motorized rifle battalion. In April 2025, he went missing during a combat mission in the Belgorod region.

Mukhametov was posthumously awarded the Suvorov Medal and the Medal for Courage. He was married and left behind three children.

06:05 06.11.2026

The number of killed fighters in Ukraine from southern Russia has reached 10,000

At least 4969 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 5031 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Thus, at least 273 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" "SVO Statistics: Losses for Southern Russia are Increasing".

It was previously reported that Andrey Tsvetkov from Gorodovikovsk was killed in the military operation.

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 from "Caucasian Knot" "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Deny Benefits to Families of Killed Volunteers", which describes the stories of 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.