7,100 fighters from southern Russia confirmed killed in military operation

Officials and security forces publicly acknowledged that at least 3,529 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,571 from the Southern Federal District were killed in the war zone in Ukraine.

As "Caucasian Knot" wrote, by July 19, representatives of the authorities and security agencies officially recognized at least 7,050 fighters from the south of Russia as killed in the military operation: 3,503 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,547 from the Southern Federal District.

12:21 11.07.2025

Statistics of the Northern Military District: Losses Are Growing for the South of Russia

Since the beginning of the Northern Military District, the authorities and security forces have reported the deaths of residents of the territories and regions of southern Russia, as well as the republics of the North Caucasus. "Caucasian Knot" maintains general statistics of losses by region of the Southern and North Caucasian Federal Districts, based on official data.

According to the "Caucasian Knot" calculations, by July 27, government officials publicly acknowledged that at least 7,100 servicemen from the south of Russia had been killed in combat in Ukraine. Of these, 3,529 were in the North Caucasus Federal District and 3,571 in the Southern Federal District.

The largest number of those killed still came from Dagestan - 1,482. The deaths of 782 soldiers from Stavropol Krai, 465 from North Ossetia, and 274 from Kabardino-Balkaria have also been confirmed1, 242 – from Chechnya2, 144 from Karachay-Cherkessia and 140 from Ingushetia.

Among the regions of the Southern Federal District, the largest number of killed, 1,263, was in the Volgograd Region. Also, 776 fighters from Krasnodar Krai, 702 from Rostov Oblast, 580 from Astrakhan Oblast, 161 from Kalmykia, and 89 from Adygea were recognized as killed.

Recall that the first government representative to report that a Russian soldier had been killed in the SVO zone was the head of Dagestan Sergey Melikov. On February 26, 2022, he said that officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov had been 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 article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits", which describes the stories of killed soldiers, including those from the Krasnodar Territory.