A Beslan officer was killed in a military operation.

Junior Lieutenant Valery Bagayev was killed in a military operation a week after being deployed to the combat zone. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 548 soldiers from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by February 22, at least 547 soldiers from North Ossetia had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

A memorial plaque was unveiled in Beslan on the house where Valery Bagayev, killed in 2024 during a military operation in Ukraine, lived, the Pravoberezhny District administration reported on its Telegram channel on February 24.

Bagayev was born in 1999. He signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense and was deployed to the combat zone on April 17, 2024. On April 24, 2024, a junior lieutenant was killed "while carrying out a combat mission in the village of Kleshcheyevka in the Bakhmut District," the publication stated.

Thus, at least 548 fighters from North Ossetia have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.

The number of fighters from southern Russia killed in Ukraine has exceeded 8,700

"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 law enforcement agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Northern Military District Statistics: Casualties Are Mounting for Southern Russia."

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of those killed, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Are Denying Benefits to Families of Killed Volunteers," which describes the stories of soldiers from other regions. "As a family of military pensioners, I receive only twelve thousand rubles a month for two minor children," fumed the widow of Vasily Shtylun, who received five million rubles from the "Veterans" unit for her slain husband.