06:01, 19 July 2026

Seven fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria were killed in Ukraine

Oleg Chepchugov, Vitaly Dolgan, Dmitry Chepkov, Sergey Demidov, Asker Afounov, Semyon Sychev, and Dmitry Semenenko were killed in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 441 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", as of July 18, representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine at least 434 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria.

Support from the state for the families of the killed fighters is not guaranteed by either state awards, memorial plaques, or appearances on "Channel One", according to the material of "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters.

In the special operation in Ukraine, servicemen Oleg Chepchugov, Vitaly Dolgan, Dmitry Chepkov, Sergey Demidov, Asker Afounov, Semyon Sychev, and Dmitry Semenenko were killed, the administration of Prokhladny reported on its page in the social network "VKontakte".

Thus, at least 441 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed in the special military operation. "Caucasian Knot" knows the names of 428 of them, and the deaths of another 13 became known from the report of the authorities of the republic on payments to the families of those killed in 2022.

"Caucasian Knot" keeps a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and law enforcement agencies, according to the report of "Caucasian Knot" "SVO statistics: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/425044