Russian Navy deputy chief Mikhail Gudkov killed in Ukraine’s assault on Kursk
Jul 03, 2025 03:53 PM IST
Main Normal Mikhail Gudkov led a brigade and was acknowledged for his navy service, receiving accusations of battle crimes from Kyiv throughout the ongoing battle.
Main Normal Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy head of the Russian Navy who additionally led a brigade combating in opposition to Ukraine, has been killed in Russia’s Kursk area, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of a far jap Russian area, stated on Thursday.
Unofficial Russian and Ukrainian navy Telegram channels had earlier reported that Gudkov had been killed together with 10 different servicemen in a Ukrainian assault on a command put up in Korenevo within the Kursk area, which borders Ukraine.
He is among the most senior Russian navy officers to have been killed by Ukraine since Moscow launched its full-scale battle in opposition to Ukraine in 2022.
Kozhemyako, who stated he had spoken to Gudkov loads over time, stated in an announcement that Gudkov had been killed “finishing up his obligation as an officer” together with others, and expressed his condolences to the useless males’s kinfolk.
“When he turned Deputy Chief of the Navy, he didn’t cease personally visiting the positions of our marines,” Kozhemyako stated on Telegram.
Gudkov had acquired awards for bravery in navy motion in opposition to Ukraine and been accused by Kyiv of battle crimes. Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed him deputy commander-in-chief of the Navy in March, in keeping with an announcement on the Kremlin’s web site.
There was no fast remark from the Russian Defence Ministry or from Ukraine.
Gudkov had led a Marine Brigade of Russia’s Pacific Fleet, which had been combating in Kursk. Elements of Kursk have been seized by Ukrainian forces in a shock offensive in August 2024 earlier than Russia stated earlier this yr it had pushed them out.
