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| Deputy commander of Russian Navy killed in Russia's Kursk region | |
| 2025-07-04 | |
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The deputy commander of Russia's navy has been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike, the Kremlin has confirmed. Major General Mikhail Gudkov, 42, promoted in March by Vladimir Putin to deputy commander of the Russian Navy, was slain early on Wednesday. The general was a decorated Hero of Russia and his loss is a massive blow to Putin who had personally entrusted him with command over the naval infantry, as well as all missile and artillery coastal forces. He retained command of the Pacific Fleet's 155th Naval Infantry Brigade. Gudkov was killed early yesterday in a pinpoint Ukrainian missile strike on Korenevo in Russia's Kursk region, making him one of the highest ranking military officials to be killed by Ukraine, Russis's defence ministry confirmed. Primorye Region Governor Oleg Kozhemyako wrote of the news of Gudkov's death in a Telegram post: 'I express my deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fellow servicemen of Mikhail Gudkov, Nariman Shikhaliyev, and all other fighters who were killed in the Kursk Region.' Four out of eight missiles were reportedly downed by Russian air defences, but the others hit their marks. The strike hit a 'forward command post' when the general was meeting with other high ranked troops. Reports at the time said ten had died including 'many senior officers'. Later reports indicated a dozen had perished, and that the eventual toll may be higher. Related from regnum.ru Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Deputy Commander of Ukrainian Armed Forces Brigade Eliminated in Special Operation Zone Russian troops have eliminated the deputy commander of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Dmytro Romanyuk, in the special operation zone. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication UNIAN. Ukrainian media reported the liquidation of the deputy commander of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Romanyuk “As a result of a missile strike on Gulyaipole in the Dnepropetrovsk region, Dmitry Romanyuk, deputy commander of the 110th separate mechanized brigade, was killed,” the publication says. Earlier on July 3, a TASS source in the security forces reported that the Russian Armed Forces had eliminated officers of the Charter Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. According to obituaries, the enemy suffered significant losses in Liptsy, where the Sever fighters were working. However, the number of militants eliminated was not specified. On June 1, in an evening video address, the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, acknowledged the death of the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces brigade, Serhiy Zakharevich, near Sumy. Zakharevich's brigade was transferred to one of the settlements in the Sumy region at the end of June. Later, the chairman of the commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on sovereignty issues, co-chairman of the coordinating council for the integration of new regions, Vladimir Rogov, noted: the destruction of Zakharevich is a lesson for the occupiers. As reported by the Regnum news agency, during a reconnaissance operation on May 20, Russian Armed Forces servicemen discovered a training camp of the 1st Special Forces Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the city of Shostka in Sumy Oblast. The Iskander strike destroyed about 70 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers. Up to 20 instructors of the Ukrainian armed forces, an ammunition depot, and up to ten vehicles were also eliminated. | |
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