The number of killed fighters from southern Russia in Ukraine has reached 10 thousand.

At least 4969 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 5031 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by October 31, at least 9954 fighters from southern Russia were officially recognized as killed in the military operation: 4946 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 5008 from the Southern Federal District.

According to "Caucasian Knot", by November 6, representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies officially recognized at least 10,000 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation: 4969 from the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District and 5031 from the regions of the Southern Federal District.

The highest number of killed remains in Dagestan - 2207. The deaths of 981 fighters from the Stavropol Krai, 599 from North Ossetia, 492 from Kabardino-Balkaria 1 , 265 from Chechnya 2 , 216 from Ingushetia, and 209 from Karachay-Cherkessia have also been confirmed.

Among the regions of the Southern Federal District, the highest number of killed (1881) is from the Volgograd region. The deaths of 1065 fighters from the Rostov region, 896 from the Krasnodar Krai, 777 from the Astrakhan region, 271 from Kalmykia, and 141 from Adygea have also been recognized.

The actual losses among combatants from the North Caucasus may be significantly higher than those officially recognized. This situation is characteristic of all regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, but is especially relevant for Chechnya: Ramzan Kadyrov in February 2023 called on regional leaders not to disclose the number of killed. "I do not understand when regional leaders trumpet about the number of those killed in the special military operation. I have a question: for what? There is no need to manipulate the topic of our heroes, writing that so many were killed in one region and so many in another," he stated.

The governor announced the erroneous mobilization of 379 residents of Volgograd

On September 21, 2022, Vladimir Putin announced "partial mobilization." On October 28 of the same year, the Minister of Defense reported to the president about its completion, but no corresponding decree followed. After the announcement of mobilization, attempts were recorded in the southern regions of Russia to mobilize people who, due to age or health conditions, should not be sent to the combat zone.

The first representative of the authorities to report that a Russian military had been killed in the special military operation was Sergey Melikov, who was then the head of Dagestan. On February 26, 2022, he reported that officer Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov had been killed in Ukraine.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee families of the killed support from the state, as stated in the material of "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of killed fighters, including from the Krasnodar Krai.