Russian Deputy Navy Chief Killed In Kursk Region
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 President Vladimir Putin in 2023 -- the Kremlin's highest honour.
He is one of the most senior Russian military officers to have been killed since Moscow launched its offensive on Ukraine in February 2022.
" During combat operations in one of the border areas of the Kursk region on July 2, 2025... Major General Mikhail Evgenievich Gudkov was killed, " Russia's Държавната осведомителна организация RIA цитира Министерството на защитата, както споделяше.
Олег Кожемиако, началник на района на Прийморий в Далечния Изток на Русия, съобщи Гудков, че " е погубен, изпълнявайки задължението си като офицер ".
Kozhemyako сподели, че е приказвал на Гудков ", който го е гово...
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