Two fighters from Dagestan were killed in the military operation.

Askhabali Magomedov and Shamil Aliyev were killed in combat. Since the beginning of the military operation in Ukraine, at least 2045 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", by July 20, officials and security forces officially named the names of at least 2043 killed fighters from Dagestan in the military operation in Ukraine.

Askhabali Magomedov and Shamil Aliyev were killed in the military operation in Ukraine, the administration of the Tsuntinsky district reported today on its Telegram channel, reporting on the transfer of Courage Orders to the fighters' relatives. No other details about the fighters' biographies were provided.

Thus, at least 2045 fighters from Dagestan have been officially recognized as killed on the Ukrainian front. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a named list of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and Southern Federal District who have been killed in the military operation. The list is compiled based on data officially announced by representatives of the authorities and security agencies, according to the report of "Caucasian Knot" "Statistics of the Special Military Operation: losses for southern Russia are increasing".

Dagestan ranks first among the regions of the North Caucasus Federal District in the number of killed whose names have been officially disclosed by the authorities. Sergey Melikov, who headed Dagestan in February 2022, was the first among the authorities to report that a Russian military personnel was killed in Ukraine, acknowledging the death of officer Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov.

"Caucasian Knot" reported that military personnel from Dagestan participating in the Special Military Operation periodically record video appeals to the authorities of the republic asking to resolve various social and domestic issues. In particular, on March 5, 2025, a video appeal with complaints about inflated prices for food for school meals and corruption in the purchase of housing for orphans was published by participants of the special military operation from the Tsuntinsky district of Dagestan.

State awards, memorial plaques, and appearances on "Channel One" do not guarantee support from the state for the families of the killed, according to the material of "Caucasian Knot" "Three comrades served: how the authorities deprive the families of killed volunteers of benefits", which describes the stories of the killed fighters.