A mobilized soldier from Kalmykia was killed in the SVO zone

Pavel Raspopov was killed in combat. Since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the authorities have acknowledged at least 171 fighters from Kalmykia as killed.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, by August 25, the authorities and security forces acknowledged at least 170 fighters from Kalmykia as killed in the military operation in Ukraine.

Pavel Raspopov was killed in a military operation in Ukraine, the Priyutnensky District Administration reported. He was born on October 31, 1990, in the village of Priyutnoye. After school, Pavel mastered several blue-collar jobs, receiving the qualifications of carpentry master, driver, and pastry chef. He did his military service in the automobile troops, where he rose to the rank of junior sergeant. After that, he worked as a vacuum unit operator at the Syrodel plant. In October 2022, he was mobilized into the motorized rifle troops and sent to the Zaporizhia region, where he served as a squad commander, according to a message from August 25 on the Telegram channel of the district authorities.

Thus, at least 171 fighters from Kalmykia are officially recognized as killed in the war zone in Ukraine. "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 "Statistics of the North-West Military District: Losses Are Growing for the South of Russia".

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