Two soldiers from North Ossetia were killed in combat.

Artem Sayapin and Sergei Kolomiets from the Mozdok district were killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, authorities have publicly named at least 538 soldiers from North Ossetia killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 8, at least 536 servicemen from North Ossetia had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Among the last people officials named as killed on the Ukrainian front was Vladimir Ikayev from Ardon.

On the evening of January 8, the administration of the Mozdok district of North Ossetia announced the funerals of two soldiers killed in Ukraine.

Authorities acknowledge at least 8,400 soldiers from southern Russia killed in the SVO zone

46-year-old Sergei Kolomiets and 31-year-old Artem Sayapin were killed in the combat zone, according to the municipality's official Telegram channel. Kolomiets will be buried in the village of Razdolnoye on January 10, and Sayapin will be buried in Mozdok on the same day. Officials did not provide details about the biographies of those killed or the circumstances of their deaths.

Thus, at least 538 combatants from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed in Ukraine. 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 security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "North Ossetian Military District Statistics: Casualties Are Mounting for Southern Russia."

The Mozdok District Administration regularly names their fellow countrymen killed in the combat zone in Ukraine. Thus, in December, at least six servicemen from the Mozdok region were reported killed, including Andrei Pominov, Ilya Vinichenko, Ramazan Karaev, Albert Umarov, Nikita Milogradov and Oleg Rikhter.