A soldier from a regiment in Urus-Martan was killed in a military operation.

Alexander Pluzhnikov, who served in the Urus-Martan regiment of the Russian National Guard, was killed in the military operation. Since its beginning, at least 250 fighters from Chechnya have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," since the beginning of the military operation, authorities and security forces have officially recognized at least 249 fighters from Chechnya as killed.

From the very beginning of the SVO, Private and Rifleman Alexander Pluzhnikov served as part of a tactical group of the operational regiment in a particularly dangerous area in the Kherson region. Near the village of Chaplinka, the unit's positions came under intense artillery fire. Pluzhnikov sustained injuries incompatible with life, the North Caucasus Directorate of the Russian Guard reported on its Telegram channel.

Pluzhnikov was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. His name is permanently inscribed on the personnel lists of the Urus-Martan Regiment of the Separate Order of Zhukov Operational Brigade of the North Caucasus Order of Zhukov District of the Russian Guard.

Thus, at least 250 fighters from Chechnya have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation (authorities have released the names of 227 killed; Ramzan Kadyrov announced the death of another 23 fighters on October 27, 2022, without naming them).

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 released by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "NVO Statistics: Losses 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 fighters from other regions.

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