Deputy head of Russian navy killed by Ukraine in Kursk, Moscow says
Mikhail Gudkov, 42, the deputy head of the Russian navy, has been killed in the Kursk region during combat operations, marking a significant loss in the ongoing war.
Top Russian naval commander killed in Kursk by Ukraine strike
"He was a strong-spirited warrior who did not imagine himself anywhere but the navy. Having become deputy commander in chief of the navy, he did not stop personally visiting the positions of our marines."