A fighter from the Astrakhan region was killed in Ukraine.

Khairat Zhangaliev was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 675 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been recognized as killed in it.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 6, at least 674 soldiers from the Astrakhan region, including from the Kamyzyak district, were officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

The Kamyzyak district administration announced the unveiling of a memorial desk for Khairat Zhangaliev at the Kamyzyak school on its VKontakte page.

Khairat Zhangaliev served his military service in the Mari El Republic and was stationed in the Luhansk region in the spring of 2022 for recovery work. In August 2025, he signed a contract and served as a rifleman in a motorized rifle squad. He was killed during a combat mission, the administration reported.

Thus, at least 674 soldiers from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. The "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 law enforcement agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Losses Are Mounting for Southern Russia."

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 report "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Are Depriving Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of fighters from other regions.

According to the Caucasian Knot, by January 1, government officials and law enforcement agencies had officially recognized at least 8,400 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation: 4,151 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,249 from the Southern Federal District. Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of those killed, whose names have been officially released by the authorities. Back in February 2022, Dagestan's head, Sergey Melikov, was the first government official to announce that a Russian soldier had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov.