A soldier from Kalmykia was killed in the SVO zone.
Alexander Isaev from the Oktyabrsky District was killed in combat in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the military operation, at least 211 soldiers from Kalmykia have been recognized as killed in it.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by February 4, at least 210 soldiers from Kalmykia had been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.
In the Oktyabrsky District, the mother of the slain Alexander Isaev was presented with the medal "For the Rescue of the Perishing," the Kalmykia branch of the state fund "Defenders of the Fatherland" reported on February 4.
Alexander Isaev was born on August 11, 1978, in the village of Komarovka, Kuibyshev Region. He graduated from the vocational school in the village of Bolshoy Tsaryn. He served his military service in the motorized rifle troops in the city of Maykop. He was deployed to the special military operation zone in July 2024 and served in the Donetsk People's Republic. On September 14, 2025, Sergeant Major Isayev was killed while carrying out a combat mission near the village of Vasyukovka in the Artemivsk direction, according to a statement from the State Fund.
Thus, at least 211 soldiers from Kalmykia have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation.
The deaths of soldiers from the Oktyabrsky district were previously reported on December 26, 2025. Then the authorities reported that Vladislav Ochir-Arayev and Chingiz Bembeyev were killed in the military operation.
"Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District. and the Southern Federal District, killed in the military operation. The list was compiled based on data officially released by government officials and security agencies, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Military Defense Forces Statistics: Casualties Are Growing for Southern Russia."
State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on Channel One do not guarantee state support for the families of those killed, according to the Caucasian Knot report "Three Comrades Served: How Authorities Are Depriving Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits," which describes the stories of the slain soldiers. For example, the mother of the slain Dmitry Ukhanov said she searched for her son's body for four months, while administration and military registration and enlistment office staff inquired from her about the progress of the search without offering any assistance.