The name of the killed serviceman from Dagestan has been announced.

Rustam Sultanov from the Magaramkent district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, officials have officially recognized at least 2139 servicemen from Dagestan as killed there.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by October 5, at least 2138 fighters from Dagestan had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

The name of another killed serviceman from Dagestan was announced today by the administration of the Magaramkent district, reporting on the transfer of his posthumous award to his relatives.

Rustam Sultanov was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, the official Telegram channel of the municipality reported. The age of the deceased and details of his biography are not provided in the officials' message.

Thus, at least 2139 servicemen from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District who were 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".

In July, the administration of the Magaramkent district reported that in the combat zone in Ukraine, Kamal Mikailov, Valentin Sherifov, and Amil Magomedov were killed.

Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of killed whose names have been officially disclosed by the authorities. Sergey Melikov, who headed Dagestan in February 2022, was the first among the authorities to announce that a Russian serviceman had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov.

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.