A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.
Rinat Musayev from the Rutulsky District was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 1,953 servicemen from Dagestan as killed in the conflict.
As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by May 25, officials and security forces officially recognized at least 1,952 combatants from Dagestan as killed in Ukraine.
The name of the next Dagestan serviceman killed in Ukraine was announced on May 25 by the administration of the republic's Rutulsky District, which reported the presentation of a posthumous award.
Rinat Musayev was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. The head of the administration presented the order to his mother, according to a message on the municipality's official Telegram channel.
Officials did not provide the age or biographical details of the slain soldier in their publication.
Thus, at least 1,953 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. 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 law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Losses Are Mounting for Southern Russia".
At the end of March, the Rutul District administration named another fellow countryman killed in the war zone: Arafat Aliyev.
Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of those killed whose names have been officially released by the authorities. Dagestan's head, Sergey Melikov, was the first government official to announce back in February 2022 that a Russian soldier had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov.
The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that 18-year-old Said Murtazaliev from Dagestan was tortured by security forces in the Moscow region to sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense. In the combat zone, commanders forced him to collect money, after which the young man was declared missing. "I myself was sent to the assault, where comrade 'Spartak' said that an order had been received to erase me," Murtazaliev said in his final video message sent to his mother.