The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 7,500.

At least 3,728 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,772 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", by September 21, representatives of the authorities and security agencies officially recognized more than 7,450 soldiers from southern Russia as killed in the military operation: 3,702 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,749 from the Southern Federal District.

Northern Military District statistics: losses are growing for southern Russia

"Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts killed in the military operation. The list was compiled based on data officially released by government officials and security agencies.

According to the "Caucasian Knot," by September 28, government officials and security agencies had officially acknowledged at least 7,500 fighters from southern Russia killed in the military operation: 3,728 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,772 from the Southern Federal District.

Dagestan continues to bear the brunt of the death toll, with 1,583. The deaths of 818 fighters from Stavropol Krai, 486 from North Ossetia, and 291 from Kabardino-Balkaria have also been confirmed. 1, 249 – from Chechnya 2, 154 from Karachay-Cherkessia and 147 from Ingushetia.

Among the regions of the Southern Federal District, the highest number of killed (1,371) was in the Volgograd Region. Also confirmed dead are 779 fighters from Krasnodar Krai, 711 from Rostov Oblast, 615 from Astrakhan Oblast, 177 from Kalmykia, and 119 from Adygea.

The number of North Caucasian security forces killed in the North Caucasus Military District in the past two years has already exceeded the number killed in the conflict in the North Caucasus in the past 12 years.

As a reminder, the first The head of Dagestan, Sergey Melikov, was the first government official to report that a Russian soldier had been killed in the SVO zone. On February 26, 2022, he reported that officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov had been killed in Ukraine.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of those killed, according to the "Caucasian Knot" article "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Are Depriving Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers, including those from the Krasnodar Territory.