
Deputy Russian Navy chief killed in strike near Ukraine border
Major General Mikhail Gudkov was killed in the Kursk region during what Russia's defence ministry described as "combat work".
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The Russian Navy is the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Major General Mikhail Gudkov was killed in the Kursk region during what Russia's defence ministry described as "combat work".