Adam Khamkhoev, nephew of Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, died in Ukraine.
The Ingush government confirmed his death.
"The commander of the assault company, Captain Adam Khamkhoyev, died in Ukraine on the night of May 20-21. He was a graduate of the Ryazan Higher Command School of Airborne Forces, served in the military in Ulyanovsk,"- said in a statement on the governmentʼs website.