The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has reached 8,050.

Since the beginning of the National Military Operations, authorities and security forces have reported deaths among residents of southern Russia's territories and regions, as well as the republics of the North Caucasus. The Caucasian Knot maintains overall casualty statistics for the regions of the Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts, based on official data. According to the Caucasian Knot, as of November 23, government and security officials have officially acknowledged at least 8,050 fighters from southern Russia killed in the military operation: 3,986 from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,064 from the Southern Federal District. Dagestan continues to account for the largest number of fatalities, with 1,694. The deaths of 842 fighters from Stavropol Krai, 518 from North Ossetia, 329 from Kabardino-Balkaria, and 251 from Chechnya have also been confirmed. id="#wk_ft2" contenteditable="false"> 2 , 176 from Karachay-Cherkessia and the same number from Ingushetia.

Among the regions of the Southern Federal District, the Volgograd Region has the highest number of killed (1,540). Also recognized as killed are 790 fighters from Krasnodar Krai, 765 from Rostov Oblast, 652 from Astrakhan Oblast, 190 from Kalmykia, and 127 from Adygea.

It should be noted that the actual losses among North Caucasian security forces may be significantly higher than officially acknowledged. This situation is typical for all regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, but is especially acute in Chechnya. In February 2023, Ramzan Kadyrov called on regional leaders not to disclose the number of those killed. "I don't understand when regional leaders trumpet the number of those killed in the SVO zone. My question is: why? Don't manipulate the topic of our heroes, writing that this many died in this region, and that many in another," he said.

As a reminder, the first official to report the death of a Russian soldier in the SVO zone was Dagestan's head Sergey Melikov. On February 26, 2022, he announced that officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov had been killed in Ukraine.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of the slain, according to the "Caucasian Knot" article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Slain Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of slain soldiers, including those from the Krasnodar Territory.