Two soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Tagir Navruzbegov and Shalbuz Magomedov from the Kurakhsky District were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have publicly named at least 1,974 Dagestani combatants killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by June 8, officials and security forces officially acknowledged at least 1,972 Dagestani soldiers killed in Ukraine.

The names of two more Dagestani soldiers killed in Ukraine were released today by the administration of the republic's Kurakhsky District, which reported the presentation of posthumous awards to their relatives.

The dead are Private Tagir Navruzbegov from the village of Bugdatepe and Private Shalbuz Magomedov from the village of Ashar. Navruzbegov was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, and Magomedov was awarded the Suvorov Medal, according to a post on the municipality's Telegram channel.

The awards for both soldiers were handed over to their parents. The ages and biographical details of the killed officials were not provided in the statement.

Thus, at least 1,974 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. 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 security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Casualties Are Growing in Southern Russia."

The local administration reported on another native of the Kurakhsky District killed in Ukraine in January, when it was revealed that Isa Ramazanov had been killed.

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. Dagestan's head, Sergey Melikov, was the first government official to announce back in February 2022 that a Russian soldier had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov.

The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that 18-year-old Said Murtazaliev from Dagestan was tortured by security forces in the Moscow region to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. In the combat zone, commanders forced him to collect money, after which the young man was declared missing. "I myself was sent to the assault, where comrade 'Spartak' said that an order had been received to erase me," Murtazaliev said in his final video message sent to his mother.