A high-ranking Russian general serving as deputy commander of the navy was killed during “combat operations” in the Kursk region, officials said Thursday, amid ongoing fighting in the area. Mikhail Gudkov, 42, had served in the military since 2000 and was made “Hero of the Russian Federation” by Pr»»»

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy and a former commander of a marine brigade fighting against Ukraine, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers, the Russian military said on Thursday. Gudkov, who was handed a top military honour in t»»»

The Russian Navy's deputy commander Mikhail Gudkov was killed during "combat operations" in the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, officials in Moscow said Thursday. Gudkov, who was promoted by President Vladimir Putin earlier this year, is one of the most senior Russian military office»»»

July 3 (UPI) -- The Russian military confirmed today that the leader of the Russian navy was killed near the Ukrainian border. Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian military, was killed in an operation near the border. Russian defense ministry said the operation in the western Ku»»»

Mikhail Gudkov's death is among the highest-ranking military casualties since the war in Ukraine began. A high-ranking Russian navy commander was killed on Wednesday, one of the most senior military casualties since the start of the war in Ukraine. A view shows flowers placed on a table in front of»»»

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, a high-ranking Russian Navy official and former marine brigade commander, was killed in action in Russia's Kursk region, the Defence Ministry announced. Gudkov, honored by Putin in February, reportedly died during combat work. Unconfirmed reports suggest a Ukrainian mi»»»

Tatiana Meel/ReutersCNN — The deputy chief of the Russian Navy has been killed by Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of the Primorsky region in Russia’s far east, said Thursday. Guards Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy who also »»»

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy and a former commander of a marine brigade fighting against Ukraine, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers, the Russian military said on Thursday. Gudkov, who was handed a top military honour in t»»»

— The deputy chief of the Russian Navy has been killed by Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of the Primorsky region in Russia’s far east, said Thursday. Guards Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy who also led a brigade that fough»»»

A high-ranking Russian naval officer was killed during "combat operations" in the border region of Kursk, Russia’s defence ministry confirmed on Thursday. Major general Mikhail Gudkov, who served as deputy commander of the Russian navy, died on 2 July while “carrying out his duty” during ongoing cl»»»

MOSCOW, July 3, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A high-ranking Russian general serving as deputy commander of the navy was killed during "combat operations" in the Kursk region, officials said Thursday, amid ongoing fighting in the area. Mikhail Gudkov, 42, had served in the military since 2000 and was made "Hero»»»