Kalmykia

March 21, 2026 14:19

• A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in combat.

  Konstantin Maksimov from the Iki-Burulsky district was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 221 soldiers from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.

March 21, 2026 08:25

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in the SVO has exceeded 8,900.

  At least 4,384 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,519 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

March 19, 2026 21:33

• Residents of the Southern Federal District said access to whitelisted apps was problematic.

  During mobile internet outages, websites and apps that are allowed to be accessed are not always available, which, combined with problems with mobile communications, leads to significant problems, according to residents of southern Russia.

March 19, 2026 02:47

• The anniversary of the beginning of the Kalmyk rehabilitation went unnoticed in the republic.

  The 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Kalmyk people's rehabilitation passed without any commemorative events in Kalmykia. Residents of the region interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" stated that the national tragedy is being forgotten.

March 18, 2026 19:25

• Telegram restrictions have impacted the work of residents of the Southern Federal District.

  Residents of the Rostov and Volgograd regions and Kalmykia reported that Telegram was often used for work-related communications, and existing restrictions created difficulties at work, while available workarounds weren't always effective. Some expressed a willingness to switch to domestic messaging apps, while others said they would continue using Telegram.

March 11, 2026 11:00

• More than 8,850 combatants from southern Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the SVO.

  At least 4,355 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,496 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

March 10, 2026 12:33

• Three contract soldiers from Kalmykia were killed in combat.

  Vasily Kazantsev, Andrey Zaika, and Baatr Tyurbeyev from the Oktyabrsky district were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 220 fighters from Kalmykia have been confirmed killed.

March 05, 2026 06:01

• Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people.

  At least 4,326 servicemen from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,478 from the Southern Federal District have been killed in fighting in Ukraine, according to official reports from administrations and security agencies.

March 02, 2026 21:58

• A historian from Kalmykia is awaiting sentencing in a pretrial detention center in a case involving the rehabilitation of Nazism.

  Elista resident Elveg Khartskhaev has been in pretrial detention for over seven months on charges of disrespecting Russia's military glory. The historian's prosecution stemmed from a social media post published about ten years ago.

February 28, 2026 14:37

• The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in the SVO has exceeded 8,750.

  At least 4,297 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,454 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

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