An officer from Kalmykia was killed in the special military operation zone.

Mikhail Kekejev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 259 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by September 4, authorities and security forces had acknowledged at least 258 fighters as killed in the special military operation in Ukraine.

Lieutenant of the Guard, assault officer, commander of a platoon of a volunteer unit Mikhail Kekejev was killed in the military operation in Ukraine on November 22, 2025. Mikhail went to search for and evacuate a fighter who had lost contact and was mortally wounded, reported the head of Kalmykia Batu Khasikov on his Telegram channel on September 4, while presenting the award "Father of a Soldier" to the father of the fighter. According to the information on the memorial desk installed in the school where Mikhail studied, he was 41 years old.

Thus, at least 259 combatants from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and security agencies, according to the report of "Caucasian Knot" "SVO Statistics: Losses in Southern Russia are Rising".

It was previously reported that Dolgan Lidjeev from Elista was killed in the military operation.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, according to the material of "Caucasian Knot" "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Deprive Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters. "No official honors were given to his family. The military enlistment office said that supposedly there was no insurance from 'Sogaz'. Supposedly they were not insured... No one else responded, including the military prosecutor's office," a relative of one of them said.