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Ukraine kills one of the highest-ranking Russian officers of the |
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By Anna Chernova, Svitlana Vlasova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN |
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8:10 AM EDT, Thu July 3, 2025 |
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Source: CNN |
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The deputy chief of the Russian Navy has been killed by in Russia’s |
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Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of the Primorsky region in |
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Russia’s far east, said Thursday. |
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Guards Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the |
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Russian Navy who also led a brigade that fought in Ukraine, was killed |
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in the that saw a successful Ukrainian incursion last year. |
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He is one of Russia’s highest-ranking officers to have been killed |
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since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. |
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Kozhemyako previously handed Gudkov awards for bravery and said the two |
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had spoken a lot over the years in a statement announcing the death. |
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He described Gudkov as a “strong-willed warrior” who had “died |
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while performing his duty as an officer together with his fellow |
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soldiers.” Kozhemyako did not provide any further details on the |
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circumstances of Gudkov’s death. |
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Russia’s Ministry of Defense confirmed Gudkov’s death on Thursday, |
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saying he was killed in combat in the Kursk region. There has been no |
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immediate comment from Ukraine. |
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Gudkov was appointed as the deputy chief of the Russian Navy for |
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coastal and ground forces by President Vladimir Putin in March. |
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Putin said at the time: “Since the minister and the Chief of the |
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General Staff believe that your experience needs to be replicated in |
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other units, I have decided to transfer you to a position - to increase |
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your level of responsibility.” |
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The Ukrainian military had previously accused Gudkov and other members |
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of his former 155th brigade of committing war crimes in Ukraine, |
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including the killing of civilians in the towns of Bucha, Irpin and |
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Gostomel in the early months of Russia’s war. |
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Separately, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has said the |
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155th brigade was involved in executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war. |
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Russia has consistently denied committing war crimes in Ukraine, |
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despite evidence gathered by the Ukrainians and international |
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investigators. |
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