A fighter from Makhachkala was killed during the SVO.

Omar Aliyev was killed in combat in the Kursk region. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,599 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

A memorial plaque to Omar Aliyev, a participant in the military operation in Ukraine, was unveiled in Makhachkala. He was born in 1988 and graduated from the physical education department of Dagestan State University. Since 2011, he served in the internal affairs agencies and holds the rank of police officer. After retiring in 2023, he voluntarily went to the SVO zone. He was killed on February 3, 2025, in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. He is survived by his wife and four children, according to the Makhachkala administration.

Thus, at least 1,599 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. 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 is based on data officially released by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Casualties Are Growing in Southern Russia."

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 report "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Are Depriving Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of soldiers from other regions.