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NDTV
a day ago
- Politics
- NDTV
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 state RIA news agency quoted the defence ministry as saying. Oleg Kozhemyako, head of the Primorye region in Russia's Far East, said Gudkov "was killed carrying out his duty as an officer". Kozhemyako said he had spoken to Gudkov "a lot" over the years, praising him as a "strong-spirited fighter". He said Gudkov was a former commander of the 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet based in the Russian Far East. The governor said that, even after becoming deputy commander of the Russian navy, Gudkov "did not stop going out in person to the positions of our marines". Ukrainian forces captured large parts of Kursk in a surprise offensive last year -- a response to Russia's full-scale campaign against their country which began in 2022. Russia in April said it had fully recaptured the territory but clashes in the border region have continued.
News18
a day ago
- Politics
- News18
Russian Deputy Navy Chief Killed In Ukraine's Attack On Kursk Region
Mikhail Gudkov, who served as deputy commander of the Russian Navy, was killed during "combat operations" in the Kursk region, officials said. Mikhail Gudkov, who served as deputy commander of the Russian Navy, was killed during 'combat operations" in the Kursk region, according to officials on Thursday, as Russian and Ukrainian forces fought in the area. 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 also led a brigade fighting against Ukraine in the current war. '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 state RIA news agency quoted the defence ministry as saying. He is one of the most senior Russian military officers to have been killed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Oleg Kozhemyako, head of the Primorye region in Russia's Far East, said Gudkov 'was killed carrying out his duty as an officer". He said Gudkov was a former commander of the 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of Russia's Pacific Fleet and a 'strong-spirited fighter". Notably, Ukrainian forces had captured large parts of Kursk in a surprise offensive last year. Although Russia claimed it had fully recaptured the territory, clashes in the border region have continued till date. On the war front, the Russian military said Thursday it had captured the village of Milove in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, opening a new front on their shared border. Ukraine did not immediately respond to Russia's claim. Milove lies on a section of the border that Moscow's forces had not penetrated since their offensive began in 2022, and was home to several hundred people before the conflict. Moscow has been grinding forward on the front line for over a year, pressing its advantage against overstretched and outmanned Ukrainian troops. Russian attacks on the eastern Ukrainian city of Poltava killed two people, wounded nearly a dozen and also struck a military recruitment centre, officials said on Thursday. First Published: July 03, 2025, 17:01 IST
The Sun
a day ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Russian deputy navy chief killed in Kursk region
MOSCOW: 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 state RIA news agency quoted the defence ministry as saying. Oleg Kozhemyako, head of the Primorye region in Russia's Far East, said Gudkov 'was killed carrying out his duty as an officer'. Kozhemyako said he had spoken to Gudkov 'a lot' over the years, praising him as a 'strong-spirited fighter'. He said Gudkov was a former commander of the 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet based in the Russian Far East. The governor said that, even after becoming deputy commander of the Russian navy, Gudkov 'did not stop going out in person to the positions of our marines'. Ukrainian forces captured large parts of Kursk in a surprise offensive last year -- a response to Russia's full-scale campaign against their country which began in 2022. Russia in April said it had fully recaptured the territory but clashes in the border region have continued. – AFP
