- The Russian Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Major General Mikhail Gudkov was killed on 02 July 2025 in the Kursk oblast inwestern Russia. Gudkov, appointed as a Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy on 28 March 2025, waskilled in a Ukrainian strike on a Russian command post.
- It is likely Gudkov was directing marine infantry units attempting to establish a buffer zone in the Ukrainian oblast of Sumy. Russia’s advances in Sumy have slowed due to Ukrainian counterattacksand significant Russian losses.
- Gudkov was the former commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet’s 155th Marine Infantry brigade. Gudkov is reportedly the second senior Russian general to be killed in 2025, the fifth general killed in the last 12 months, and the sixteenth Russian general killed sinceRussia launched its illegal, full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- The loss of so many high-ranking officers is likely to have had the effect of undermining command and control in parts of the Russian Armed Forces. This has likely contributed to Russian tactical andoperational difficulties during the conflict.
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 05 July 2025.
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