Deputy commander of Russian Navy killed in Kursk region

That is according to Current Time, citing Primorsky Krai Governor Oleg Kozhemyako, Ukrinform reports.

According to Kozhemyako, Gudkov, the former commander of the 155th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, died “fulfilling his officer’s duty alongside his comrades” in the Kursk region.

Gudkov’s fellow marine, Nariman Shikhaliyev, also died alongside him.

Official details about the circumstances of their deaths have not been disclosed. However, Russian war correspondents reported that Gudkov, his deputy, and between 10 to 20 Russian servicemen were killed in a HIMARS strike on a command post in the village of Korenevo in the Kursk region.

In 2023, Gudkov was awarded the title “Hero of Russia.”

According to Ukrainian military reports, the 155th Brigade took part in the capture of Bucha, Irpin, and Hostomel and may have been involved in the killings of Ukrainian civilians.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces say the brigade lost more than half of its personnel in battles around Kyiv. Journalists have calculated that by the end of 2023, this brigade suffered the highest losses among Russian forces during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In November 2024, the commander of Russia’s South Group of Forces fighting in Ukraine was replaced. Lieutenant General Alexander Sanchik was appointed acting commander of the military group.