Two soldiers from Ingushetia were killed in Ukraine.

Akhmet Torshkhoev and Alik Mestoev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named at least 188 Ingush soldiers killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by March 28, officials and security forces had officially recognized at least 4,415 soldiers from the North Caucasus Federal District killed on the Ukrainian front, including 186 from Ingushetia.

Akhmet Torshkhoev and Alik Mestoev, killed in the combat zone in Ukraine, have been buried in Ingushetia, the republic's government announced on April 1. At the direction of the regional governor, Makhmud-Ali Kalimatov, a delegation of officials attended the funerals of both slain soldiers.

Torshkhoev was buried in Karabulak, Mestoev in the village of Troitskoye in the Sunzhensky District of Ingushetia. The government delegation "expressed words of support and condolences to the families and friends," promising the families of the slain soldiers "all necessary assistance and support," according to a post on the official Telegram channel.

The ages and biographical details of the killed officials were not provided in the statement. Alik Mestoev and Akhmet Torshkhoev are among the "oldest" Ingush combatants killed in Ukraine, aged 64 and 54, respectively, according to Fortanga.

Alik Mestoev, a resident of Troitskoye, was killed on March 23, just a month after signing his contract in February 2026, according to the post. According to the publication, Torshkhoev "left behind a family and children."

Thus, at least 188 servicemen from Ingushetia 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 was compiled based on data officially released by government officials and security agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Casualties Are Mounting for Southern Russia."

At the end of March, the Nazran District administration reported that Aslan Veshagurov had been killed in combat in Ukraine. Prior to this, officials released the names of two more slain fellow countrymen: Muslim Katsiev and Akhmed Merzhoev.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of the slain, according to the Caucasian Knot article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Slain Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. "He has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been bestowed upon his family," a relative of one of the slain soldiers said.