Dagestani soldier killed in Ukraine

Tamirlan Dzhafarov from the Akhtynsky District was killed in the combat zone. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, the authorities have publicly named at least 1,519 Dagestani soldiers killed there.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, by August 18, the authorities and representatives of the security forces officially recognized at least 1,518 Dagestani servicemen killed in Ukraine.

The name of another Dagestani soldier killed was named today by the head of the Akhtynsky District, Abdul-Kerim Palchayev. A native of the village of Akhty, Tamirlan Dzhafarov will be buried in his native village, the official said.

Dzhafarov, who went by the call sign “Abrek” in the combat zone, was 33 years old at the time of his death, according to a statement from the district head’s official Telegram channel.

Thus, officials have publicly named at least 1,519 combatants from Dagestan killed in the combat zone in Ukraine. 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 announced by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "Statistics of the SVO: losses are growing for the south of Russia".

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