Mobilized from Kalmykia killed in Ukraine

Roman Sharayev from the Ketchenerovsky district was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 272 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by October 28, authorities and security forces acknowledged at least 271 fighters as killed in the special military operation in Ukraine.

Roman Sharayev was born on November 10, 1978, in the village of Soviet. He studied at Soviet Secondary School No. 2 (now Ketchenerovskaya Gymnasium), reported the state news agency "Kalmykia".

From 1996 to 1998, he served in the border troops on the border of Dagestan and Chechnya. After completing his service, he returned home and worked in the Ministry of Emergency Situations. In 2015, he graduated from the Kalmyk branch of the Moscow State Humanitarian and Economic University with a degree in "law", and then from Kalmyk State University.

On September 6, 2022, Sharayev was mobilized to participate in the special military operation. He was appointed as the commander of a company. Junior Sergeant Sharayev was killed in Verbovoe, Zaporizhzhia region. He left behind two children.

06:05 06.11.2026

The number of killed fighters in Ukraine from southern Russia has reached 10,000

At least 4969 fighters from the North Caucasus Federal District and 5031 from the Southern Federal District have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Thus, at least 272 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 security agencies, according to the report of "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the Special Military Operation: losses are increasing for southern Russia".

Earlier, the administration of the Ketchenerovsky district reported that Erdni Chapurtinov was killed in the military operation.

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 authorities deprive families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters. "I receive only twelve thousand rubles a month for two minor children as a family of military pensioners," complains the widow of Vasily Shtylun, who received five million rubles from the "Veterans" unit for her husband killed in 2022.