Russian navy leader Mikhail Gudkov confirmed killed in Ukraine missile strike
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.
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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.
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