The name of the North Ossetian soldier killed in Ukraine has been released.

Arsen Sarakayev from Digora was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 534 combatants from North Ossetia killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 1, officials and security forces officially recognized at least 4,049 servicemen from the Southern Federal District and at least 4,051 from the North Caucasus Federal District as killed in Ukraine, including 533 from North Ossetia.

The name of another soldier killed in Ukraine was released by the administration of the Digora District of North Ossetia. Serviceman Arsen Sarakayev, killed in combat, was buried in Digora, according to a post on the municipality's official Telegram channel.

The fighter's age and biographical details were not provided in the officials' statement.

Thus, at least 534 fighters from North Ossetia 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 was compiled based on data officially released by government officials and security agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Casualties Are Growing in Southern Russia".

The actual losses among North Caucasus security forces may be significantly higher than officially acknowledged. This situation is typical for all regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, but is particularly 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. My question is: why? There's no need to manipulate the topic of our heroes, writing that this many died in this region, and that many in another," he said.