Tajik killed in Ukraine buried in homeland

On April 28, a 22-year-old soldier of the Russian army, Mahmadali Abdulloev, who died in Ukraine, was buried in the Khatlon region.

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According to Radio Ozodi, Mahmadali Abdulloev held dual citizenship of Tajikistan and Russia. He joined the Russian Armed Forces under a contract in January of this year. He was killed in late March in the city of Izium in the Kharkiv region. His body was returned to his homeland, the Jaloliddini Balkhi district of the Khatlon region.

Several citizens of Tajikistan have died in the war between Russia and Ukraine while fighting on the side of Russia; their bodies have been returned to Tajikistan or buried in Russia.

On April 23, a 24-year-old serviceman of the Russian army, Abubakr Nozimov, a native of the Asht district of the Sughd region, was buried in the Russian city of Barnaul. His relatives informed Radio Ozodi that he was killed on April 12 in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.

The exact number of Tajik citizens who have died in the military conflict in Ukraine is unknown. On April 29, a source from Azda TV, speaking on condition of anonymity, reported that the bodies of 15 citizens of Tajikistan killed in Ukraine were delivered to the Russian city of Samara. It is unknown whether they will be sent back to Tajikistan.

Another source from Azda TV in Russia stated that many Tajiks have died in the war, but there is no precise statistics. “According to the information we hear every day, a very large number of Tajiks have died in Ukraine. In one family alone, two brothers were killed. They were from the Jilikul district of the Khatlon region,” the source added.

Our sources reported that due to the late notification of families about the incidents, most bodies cannot be returned to Tajikistan. Relatives are forced to bury them in Russia.