Contract soldier from Astrakhan region killed in SVO zone

Vakhit Bashiev was killed in a military operation in Ukraine. Since its beginning, at least 595 fighters from the Astrakhan region have been officially recognized as killed.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, by August 16, the authorities and security forces recognized at least 594 fighters from the Astrakhan region as killed in the military operation.

27-year-old Vakhit Bashiev, a native of the village of Boldyrevo, was killed in a military operation in Ukraine on March 25, the administration of the Volodarsky district reported. After school, he worked shifts. In July 2023, Vakhit signed a contract and went to the front lines. He was wounded four times, the Volodar district administration reported on August 15.

10:15 16.08.2025

Authorities acknowledged more than 7,200 fighters from the south of Russia

Official authorities and representatives of security agencies have released data on 7,207 servicemen from the south of Russia killed in combat operations in Ukraine, of which 3,625 were in the Southern Federal District, 3,582 in the North Caucasus Federal District.

Thus, at least 595 fighters from the Astrakhan Region have been officially recognized as killed in the military operation. "Caucasian Knot" maintains a list of names of natives of the North Caucasus Federal District and the Southern Federal District 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 "Statistics of the SVO: losses are growing for the south of Russia".