A soldier from Kabardino-Balkaria was killed in Ukraine

Islam Kudaev from the Tersky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly named the names of at least 491 killed combatants from Kabardino-Balkaria.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by October 28, authorities and security forces officially recognized at least 490 fighters from Kabardino-Balkaria as killed in Ukraine.

The number of killed fighters in Ukraine from southern Russia has reached 9900

The name of the killed in Ukraine Islam Kudaev is on the memorial in the village of Verkhny Akbash, a photograph of which was published by the administration of the Tersky District on its official Telegram channel. The memorial plaque indicates that Kudaev was killed back in 2924.

The fact of the death of Islam Kudaev from the village of Verkhny Akbash is also confirmed by data from state registries. Kudaev was born in 2003, and at the time of his death in July 2024, he was 21 years old, according to “Mediazona”*.

Thus, at least 491 combatants from Kabardino-Balkaria have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives from the North Caucasus Federal District and the Southern Federal District killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and security agencies, according to the report from "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the Special Military Operation: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, according to the material from "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of killed fighters. "He participated in combat operations for many years, has two Orders of Courage. But no official honors have been given to his family," said, in particular, a relative of one of them.

* included in the Russian register of foreign agents.

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