A fighter from Dagestan was killed in a military operation.

Gadzhimurad Abdullayev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 1,961 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", by June 2, officials and security forces officially recognized at least 1,960 servicemen from Dagestan as killed in Ukraine.

In the village of Kunzakh in the Gumbetovsky District, a memorial plaque was unveiled to Gadzhimurad Abdullayev, a fallen participant in the Special Military Operations Forces, the Gumbetovsky District administration reported on its Telegram channel.

Thus, at least 1,961 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front.

In March, the authorities of the Gumbetovsky District reported that Khalil Mutailov was killed in the military operation zone.

"Caucasian Knot" 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 released by government officials and security agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Casualties Risen in Southern Russia".

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 that an order had been received to reset me," Murtazaliev said in his last video message sent to his mother.