A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Nazar Ramazanov from the Rutul district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 1,780 Dagestani servicemen killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by January 22, officials had officially recognized at least 1,779 Dagestani soldiers killed in Ukraine.

The Rutul district administration named another Dagestani serviceman killed in Ukraine, reporting the presentation of a posthumous award to his relatives.

The deceased, Nazar Ramazanov, a native of the village of Dzhilikhur, was posthumously awarded the Suvorov Medal, according to the municipality's official Telegram channel. The fighter's age and biographical details were not provided in the officials' statement.

Thus, at least 1,780 servicemen from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front.

Northern Military District statistics: losses are mounting for southern Russia

"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 in accordance with current laws and based on information provided by officials—from the governor to the village head, as well as representatives of security agencies.

In December 2025, it became known that Eskender Gasimov, also from the village of Jilihur, was killed in the combat zone. In early January, the Rutul district administration reported another fellow countryman killed in Ukraine: Ferman Bayramov, was buried in the village of Kala.

According to the "Caucasian Knot," by January 19, government and security officials had officially recognized over 8,500 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation in Ukraine: at least 4,194 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,310 from the Southern Federal District were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine. Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of those killed, whose names have been officially released by the authorities. Dagestan's head, Sergey Melikov, was the first government official to announce back in February 2022 that a Russian soldier had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov.

The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that 18-year-old Said Murtazaliev from Dagestan was tortured by security forces in the Moscow region to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. In the combat zone, commanders forced him to collect money, after which the young man was declared missing. "I myself was sent to the assault, where comrade 'Spartak' said he had received an order to erase me," Murtazaliev says in his final video message sent to his mother.