The deputy chief of the Russian Navy has been killed by Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of ...

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, who also led a brigade fighting against Ukraine, died in Russia’s Kursk region, the region’s ...

Gudkov, 42, had been promoted to his position by Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 28, 2025, the Institute for the Study of War think tank noted at the time. He was previously the commander of ...

At least 10 other senior Russian commanders have been killed in action or assassinated by Kyiv since the start of the war.

Ukraine is adopting "Israeli-style tactics" to hunt war criminals - and Major General Gudkov, who personally ordered beheadings and battlefield executions, was near the top of the list.