Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov is one of the highest-ranking Russian commanders killed in the war. His death comes as the U.S. seeks to pause military aid to Ukraine.

Russian forces have suffered a major blow as Ukraine claims it killed Admiral Mikhail Gudkov, a top Russian naval commander, in a precision missile strike on the Kursk region. Ukrainian officials say the attack targeted a military command post,

The state-awarded hero of Russia, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Mikhail Gudkov, was killed in the Kursk region, according to the Astra Telegram channel and the Russian Defense Ministry. At first,