A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in the SVO zone.

Hamlet Arakelov was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 384 soldiers from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

The Kabardino-Balkaria branch of the "Defenders of the Fatherland" Foundation reported the presentation of a posthumous award to the son of Hamlet Arakelov. The statement stated that the soldier was killed in combat.

The "Navigators of Childhood" Telegram channel. In December 2025, the Elbrus district of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic reported that Hamlet Arakel was killed in a military operation in Ukraine.

Thus, at least 384 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. 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 is based on data officially announced by government representatives. and security agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Northern Military District Statistics: Losses Are Growing 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 the Authorities Are Depriving the 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 two minor children," the widow of one of them said.