A Rosgvardiya officer from Chechnya was killed in the SVO zone.

Turpal-Ali Tangiyev was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities and security forces have acknowledged at least 263 fighters from Chechnya as killed.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, authorities have publicly released the names of at least 262 Chechen soldiers killed there.

Turpal-Ali Tangiyev was killed in the SVO zone, the Chechen branch of the state foundation "Defenders of the Fatherland" reported. He was born on March 7, 1997, in the village of Bachi-Yurt. In 2015, he joined the Russian National Guard. He got married in the summer of 2020, and twins were born in 2021. In March 2022, he departed for the first of six deployments to the war zone in Ukraine. On February 14, 2024, he was killed in the village of Kleshcheyevka in the Artemovsky District of the Donetsk People's Republic. His daughter was born after his death. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage (by decree of the President of the Russian Federation) and the title "Hero of the Chechen Republic" (by decree of the Head of the Chechen Republic), the statement said.

Thus, at least 263 servicemen from Chechnya have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front (authorities have released the names of 239 killed; Ramzan Kadyrov announced the death of another 23 soldiers on October 27, 2022, without naming them). The "Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts killed in the military operation. The list was compiled based on data officially released by government officials and security agencies, according to a "Caucasian Knot" report titled "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Casualties Mounting in Southern Russia."

Regional authorities in Chechnya rarely report the number of fighters killed. Typically, the information is published by the republic's "Defenders of the Fatherland" foundation and local television stations, reporting on awards given to relatives. In March, the foundation's branch reported that Zelimkhan Batukayev and Alkhazur Saikhanov, natives of the Vedensky District, had been killed.

The actual casualties among combatants from the North Caucasus may be significantly higher than officially acknowledged. This situation is typical for all regions of the North Caucasus Federal District, but is particularly acute in Chechnya. In February 2023, Ramzan Kadyrov called on regional leaders not to disclose the number of those killed. "I don't understand when regional leaders trumpet the number of those killed in the SVO. My question is: why? Don't manipulate the topic of our heroes, writing that this many died in this region, and that many in another," he said. 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 article "Three Comrades Served: How the Authorities Are Depriving the Families of Killed Volunteers of Benefits." Thus, without documents confirming that a soldier participated in combat operations and died in the SVO, it is impossible to access benefits, such as a free place in a kindergarten, or apply for payments from the military registration and enlistment office, according to families who have encountered problems obtaining official documents from the unit.