Russian deputy navy chief linked to war crimes in Ukraine killed in Kursk

Russian deputy navy chief linked to war crimes in Ukraine killed in Kursk

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy chief of Russian Navy, has been killed in Kursk. He previously commanded an infamous Russian unit linked to mass killings of civilians in Ukraine.

A view shows flowers placed in front of a board with a photograph of Major General Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy head of the Russian Navy who, according to local authorities, was recently killed in the Kursk region amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an exhibition of distinguished Russian soldiers’ portraits in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia, July 3, 2025. (Reuters/Tatiana Meel)