Four soldiers from Dagestan were killed in Ukraine.

Arsen Yusupov, Magomed Deveshov, and two other fellow countrymen from Khasavyurt were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 1,960 combatants from Dagestan as killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by June 1, officials and security forces officially recognized at least 1,956 servicemen from Dagestan as killed in Ukraine. Among the latest to be killed was Murad Gazimagomedov from Khasavyurt.

The names of four more Dagestan soldiers killed in Ukraine were released today by the Khasavyurt mayor's office, which reported the presentation of posthumous awards to their families.

The killed were Arsen Yusupov, Abdulhapiz Abdulgamidov, Magomed Deveshov, and Magomed Dzhamaldinov. All four were posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, according to a post on the municipality's official Telegram channel.

The ages and biographical details of the killed servicemen were not provided in the officials' publication.

Thus, at least 1,960 soldiers from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "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 the "Caucasian Knot" report "Northeastern Military District Statistics: Casualties Risen in Southern Russia."

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.