Two soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in Ukraine.

Ivan Kulakovsky and Vladimir Zakharchenko were killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 383 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed in it.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by March 2, at least 381 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria were officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

06:01 05.03.2026

Losses in southern Russia in Ukraine exceed 8,800 people

At least 4,326 servicemen from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4,478 from the Southern Federal District were killed in the fighting in Ukraine, according to official reports from administrations and security agencies.

The unveiling of a memorial plaque at the second gymnasium in the city of Prokhladny to Ivan Kulakovsky and Vladimir Zakharchenko, killed during the military operation, was announced by local city council deputy Alexander Gedugoshev on his Telegram channel.

Details of the biographies and deaths of the soldiers are not provided in the publication.

Thus, at least 383 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria. The "Caucasian Knot" knows the names of 370 of them, and the deaths of another 13 were revealed in a report by the republic's authorities on payments to the families of those killed in 2022.

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 "Northern Military District Statistics: Casualties Mounting in 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 Depriving Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "As a family of military pensioners, I receive only 12,000 rubles a month for my two minor children," the widow of one of them said.