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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Ukrainian missile strike kills high-ranking Russian Naval Officer
The deputy commander of Russia 's navy has been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike, the Kremlin has confirmed. Major General Mikhail Gudkov, 42, promoted in March by Vladimir Putin to deputy commander of the Russian Navy, was slain early on Wednesday. The general was a decorated Hero of Russia and his loss is a massive blow to Putin who had personally entrusted him with command over the Marine Infantry, as well as all missile and artillery coastal forces. He retained command of the Pacific Fleet's 155th Naval Infantry Brigade. Gudkov was killed early yesterday in a pinpoint Ukrainian missile strike on Korenevo in Russia's Kursk region, making him one of the highest ranking military officials to be killed by Ukraine, Russis's defence ministry confirmed. Primorye Region Governor Oleg Kozhemyako wrote of the news of Gudkov's death in a Telegram post: 'I express my deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fellow servicemen of Mikhail Gudkov, Nariman Shikhaliyev, and all other fighters who were killed in the Kursk Region.' Four out of eight missiles were reportedly downed by Russian air defences, but the others hit their marks. Some 50,000 Russians troops are massed at the border, in a development Donald Trump said this week he was watching 'very closely'. Obituaries say Gudkov died with his troops 'in combat action'. Flowers were being laid today for Gudkov in Vladivostok, Russia's Pacific capital, in Primorsky region, home of the 155th Marine Brigade which has played a key role in Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine. At a meeting in Russian Arctic capital Murmansk in March, Putin promoted Gudkov who had been picked out as a high-flying military talent. Putin told him: 'I have made the decision to transfer you to a new position and increase the level of your responsibility. 'You are being appointed Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces of the Russian Federation.' Gudkov replied: 'Aye, Comrade Supreme Commander-in-Chief.' In October 2023, then a Colonel, he had received the Gold Star of the Hero of Russia honour and an award pistol for 'courage, heroism and skilful command of subordinate units' for his war service.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Russian navy leader Mikhail Gudkov confirmed killed in Ukraine missile strike
The deputy commander of Russia's navy has been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike — one of the most senior Russian military officers wiped out in more than three years of war, officials said Thursday. Major General Mikhail Gudkov, who also led a brigade fighting against Ukraine, died in Russia's Kursk region, the region's governor Oleg Kozhemyako confirmed. Ten other Russian servicemen were also killed in the attack on a command post in Korenevo, according to Russian and Ukrainian military Telegram channels. The Kremlin has confirmed the death of Major General Mikhail Gudkov. Flowers are placed near a board with a photograph of Gudkov in Vladivostok, Russia. REUTERS Gudkov is one of the Kremlin's most senior military officers to have been killed since President Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale war against Ukraine in February 2022. Putin had only just appointed him deputy commander of the Russian Navy in March. 'When he became Deputy Chief of the Navy, he did not stop personally visiting the positions of our marines,' Kozhemyako said in a statement. He added that Gudkov was killed 'carrying out his duty as an officer.' At the time of his death, he'd been leading a Marine Brigade of Russia's Pacific Fleet, which had been fighting in Kursk region, which borders Ukraine. Gudkov has previously been given honors for bravery in amid the war in Ukraine and been accused by Kyiv of war crimes. With Post wires
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Deputy head of Russian Navy killed by Ukraine in Kursk, official says
Major General Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy head of the Russian Navy who also led a brigade fighting against Ukraine, has been killed in Russia's Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of a far eastern Russian region, said on Thursday. Unofficial Russian and Ukrainian military Telegram channels had earlier reported that Gudkov had been killed along with 10 other servicemen in a Ukrainian attack on a command post in Korenevo in the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine. He is one of the most senior Russian military officers to have been killed by Ukraine since Moscow launched its full-scale war against Ukraine in 2022. Kozhemyako, who said he had spoken to Gudkov a lot over the years, said in a statement that Gudkov had been killed 'carrying out his duty as an officer' along with others, and expressed his condolences to the dead men's relatives. 'When he became Deputy Chief of the Navy, he did not stop personally visiting the positions of our marines,' Kozhemyako said on Telegram. Gudkov had received awards for bravery in military action against Ukraine and been accused by Kyiv of war crimes. Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed him deputy commander-in-chief of the Navy in March, according to a statement on the Kremlin's website. There was no immediate comment from the Russian Defense Ministry or from Ukraine. Gudkov had led a Marine Brigade of Russia's Pacific Fleet, which had been fighting in Kursk. Parts of Kursk were seized by Ukrainian forces in a surprise offensive in August 2024 before Russia said earlier this year it had driven them out.
