08:22, 3 September 2025

A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in a military operation

Alexander Mandzhiev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 173 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

As "Caucasian Knot" wrote, by August 26, the authorities and security forces recognized at least 172 fighters from Kalmykia as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Alexander Mandzhiev was killed in a military operation at the age of 21, on January 12, 2024. After school, he entered the Oil and Gas College in Elista. In 2021, he was called up for military service by conscription in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2023, he signed a contract and was sent to the zone of a special military operation. For a long time, the fighter was listed as "missing in action". After a lengthy search, Private Mandzhiev's body was handed over to his relatives and buried, the Oktyabrsky District Administration reported on September 2 in its Telegram channel, reporting on the transfer of the Order of Courage to the soldier's mother.

Russian soldier. Screenshot of a photo from the Russian Defense Ministry dated 08/28/25, https://t.me/mod_russia/55982

17:56 08/30/2025

More than 7,300 fighters from the south of Russia have been officially recognized as killed in the North Caucasus Military District

The authorities of the regions of the south of Russia have publicly recognized more than 7,300 soldiers as killed in combat in Ukraine, including 3,675 from the Southern Federal District and 3,632 from the North Caucasus Federal District.

Thus, at least 173 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine. The "Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and the Southern Federal District 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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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/415095