A Dagestani soldier was killed in Ukraine.

Imamshait Mantayev from Khasavyurt was killed in combat. Since the beginning of the Russian operation in Ukraine, authorities have officially recognized at least 1,970 soldiers from Dagestan as killed there.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," by June 5, officials and security forces officially recognized at least 1,969 fighters from Dagestan as killed in Ukraine.

The Khasavyurt administration reported today the presentation of the Order of Courage to the family of Imamshait Mantayev, a serviceman killed during a special military operation in Ukraine, the district administration reported on its Telegram channel.

Details of the fighter's biography and his death were not provided in the administration's statement.

Thus, at least 1,970 combatants 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 announced by government officials and law enforcement agencies, according to the "Caucasian Knot" report "North Caucasus Military District Statistics: Losses Are Mounting for Southern Russia".

On June 2, the Khasavyurt administration reported that Arsen Yusupov, Magomed Deveshov, and two other fellow countrymen were killed in fighting in Ukraine .

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. Back in February 2022, the head of Dagestan, Sergey Melikov, was the first government official to declare that a Russian soldier had been killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzimagomedov.

"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.