A North Ossetian soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Denis Vodolazov from the Mozdok district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have named at least 487 combatants killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by September 28, government and security officials had officially recognized at least 7,500 fighters from southern Russia, including 486 from North Ossetia, as killed in the military operation.

Denis Vodolazov, killed in the war zone in Ukraine, was buried in Mozdok on September 27, the Mozdok district administration announced today.

Vodolazov was 43 years old, according to a post on the municipality's official Telegram channel. No other biographical information about the slain serviceman is provided in the publication.

Thus, at least 487 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed 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 security agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "North Ossetian Military District Statistics: Losses Are Growing for Southern Russia".

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