{"id":1545172,"date":"2025-07-03T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1545172"},"modified":"2025-07-03T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T22:00:00","slug":"deputy-head-of-russian-navy-killed-in-ukraine-missile-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/deputy-head-of-russian-navy-killed-in-ukraine-missile-strike\/1545172\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy Head Of Russian Navy Killed In Ukraine Missile Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deputy Head Of Russian Navy Killed In Ukraine Missile Strike<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a rare battlefield development, a very high-ranking general officer for Russia’s military has been killed by Ukrainian forces, and it actually happened on Russian soil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Major General Mikhail Gudkov<\/strong>, deputy commander of the Russian Navy<\/strong> and a brigade leader in the Ukraine war, has been confirmed dead in Russia\u2019s Kursk region, according to a statement Thursday by a Kremlin official.<\/p>\n

via Reuters<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The news broke when Russian and Ukrainian military Telegram channels reported that Gudkov was killed along with 10 other soldiers in a Ukrainian strike targeting a command post in Korenevo<\/strong>, which lies near the Ukrainian border<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gudkov is among the highest-ranking Russian military figures killed by Ukrainian forces since the conflict began. A slew of international headlines are reporting his death on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Reuters reports the following, citing a Russian regional governor<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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<\/strong>, and expressed his condolences to the dead men’s relatives.<\/em><\/p>\n

“When he became Deputy Chief of the Navy, he did not stop personally visiting the positions of our marines,” Kozhemyako said on Telegram.<\/em><\/p>\n

The 42-year old general had only been promoted by President Putin to the number two command spot over the Navy in late March<\/strong>, according to\u00a0the Institute for the Study of War think tank.<\/p>\n

According to more emerging details in regional media<\/a>, “An\u00a0obituary<\/a>\u00a0posted by a Russian Navy servicemen\u2019s organization states that on July 2, 2025, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a missile strike on the command post of the 155th Marine Brigade.”<\/p>\n

Russian navy leader Mikhail Gudkov confirmed killed in Ukraine missile strike https:\/\/t.co\/ms9bgcZs3B<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mCjDI6CN5n<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) July 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Further, “The post said four missiles hit a forward command post<\/strong> in Korenovo, killing more than 10 people, including Gudkov and several senior officers.”<\/p>\n

Were Western-supplied systems use in the attack?<\/strong> The possibility that Ukraine may have used US or NATO-sourced missiles to kill a top navy officer in an attack on Russian soil would mark another massive escalation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 07\/03\/2025 – 14:00<\/span><\/p>\n

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