Two soldiers from Kalmykia were killed in Ukraine.

Maksim Chernyavsky and Andrey Kashirsky from the Maloderbetovsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 227 combatants from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed in Ukraine.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by April 19, security forces and officials had officially recognized at least 225 fighters from Kalmykia as killed in combat in Ukraine.

The "Defenders of the Fatherland | Republic of Kalmykia" foundation reported on its Telegram channel the opening of a "Wall of Memory" at the branch of the Kalmyk College of Oil and Gas in the village of Malye Derbety.

Maksim Chernyavsky was born on January 29, 1994, in the village of Gorodovikovo in the Maloderbetovsky District. In 2013, he graduated from the Maloderbetovskoye vocational school with a degree in auto mechanics, then trained as an auto welder. In the SVO zone, he served in the Wagner PMC assault group near Soledar. He was killed during another battle. He was awarded the Medal "For Courage."

Andrey Kashirsky was born on April 20, 1984, in the village of Malye Derbety. In 2002, he graduated from Vocational School No. 3, specializing in tractor driver-machinist. In 2022, he was one of the first to be mobilized. On May 21, 2023, he was killed near Kleshcheyevka, coming under fire.

Thus, at least 227 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. 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 "NVO Statistics: Losses Mount for Southern Russia."

On April 17, the Maloderbetovsky District Administration reported another fellow countryman, Roman Popov, 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 report "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "He holds two Orders of Courage. But no official honors were given to his family," said a relative of one of the victims.