A fighter from Kalmykia was killed in the special military operation zone.

Sanal Korvikov from the Ketchenerovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the special military operation, at least 252 combatants from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", Evgeny Mushayev from Elista was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the special military operation, at least 251 fighters from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed.

Korvikov enrolled in the Moscow Open Social Academy for the specialty "Jurisprudence" in July 2010. On July 24, 2023, he signed a contract for military service with the Ministry of Defense. He was killed on August 11, 2023, in the area of the village of Pershotravneve in the Kharkiv region, reported the state news agency "Kalmykia".

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Authorities recognized at least 9550 fighters from southern Russia as killed in the military operation

At least 4755 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 4795 military personnel from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the special operation in Ukraine.

Thus, at least 252 combatants from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives from the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District who have been 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" "Statistics of the special military operation: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

It was previously reported that Mergen Bakayev from the Ketchenerovsky district was killed in battles in Ukraine.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, as stated in 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. "He has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been given to his family," said, in particular, a relative of one of the killed.