The name of the Dagestani fighter killed in Ukraine has been released.

Said Israfilov from the Akhtynsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 1,769 combatants from Dagestan as killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 5, officials had officially recognized at least 1,768 fighters from Dagestan as killed in Ukraine. Among the latest killed soldiers whose names were released by the authorities was Magomed Magomedov from Khasavyurt.

The name of the next Dagestani serviceman killed in Ukraine was announced by the Akhtynsky District administration. Said Israfilov was buried in the village of Zrykh in the first days of January, according to a publication on the municipality's official Telegram channel.

Israfilov's age and biographical details are not provided in the officials' statement, only his nationality is indicated – the deceased is called "the son of the Lezgin people."

Authorities have acknowledged that at least 8,400 soldiers from southern Russia have been killed in the SVO zone.

Thus, at least 1,769 soldiers have been officially acknowledged as killed on the Ukrainian front. Servicemen from Dagestan. 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 Rises for Southern Russia".

In October, the Akhtynsky District administration released the names of at least three fellow countrymen killed in Ukraine: Ramazan Daghlarov and Makhach Selimov from the village of Akhty, as well as Gerey Zamanov from the village of Kaka. In November, officials announced that Aivar Gamzatov, a native of the village of Akhty, was killed in the combat zone.