Major foreign media outlets have reported that the Russian Navy's vice admiral, one of the key figures in Russia's military leadership, was killed in a Ukrainian missile strike near the Kursk front.
According to Russian authorities and local media reports on July 3 (local time), Russian Navy Vice Admiral Mikhail Gudkov was struck by a Ukrainian missile the previous day at a field headquarters established in the Kursk region.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Gudkov died during combat operations the previous day in the Kursk border area.
Gudkov, the second-highest-ranking officer in the Russian Navy, is one of the highest-ranking generals killed by Ukrainian forces since the start of the special military operation.
Gudkov commanded the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, Russia's elite military unit, and was promoted to vice admiral by President Vladimir Putin himself in March.
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