A soldier from Dagestan killed in Ukraine

Shamil Gitinov from Makhachkala was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have acknowledged at least 2118 combatants from Dagestan killed there.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by September 21, officials and law enforcement named at least 2117 servicemen from Dagestan killed in the combat zone in Ukraine and near the border.

Zagrat Ibragimova, the mother of two participants in the special military operation, appealed to the head of Makhachkala, Jambulat Salavov, with a request regarding the installation of a memorial plaque in memory of her elder son Shamil Gitinov, who was killed during the military operation, the city administration reports on its Telegram channel.

Details of the soldier's death and his biography are not provided in the administration's message.

Thus, at least 2118 servicemen from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives from 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 law enforcement agencies, according to the report from "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the Special Military Operation: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

Earlier, the administration of Makhachkala reported that Murad Aligadzhiev was killed in Ukraine .

Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of killed whose names have been officially disclosed by the authorities. Sergey Melikov, who headed Dagestan in February 2022, was the first among representatives of the authorities to announce that a Russian soldier was killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov.

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 from "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters. "He has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been given to his family," a relative of one of the killed said, in particular.