At least 10 other senior Russian commanders have been killed in action or assassinated by Kyiv since the start of the war.

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, who also led a brigade fighting against Ukraine, died in Russia’s Kursk region, the region’s ...

Gudkov, 42, had been promoted to his position by Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 28, 2025, the Institute for the Study of War think tank noted at the time. He was previously the commander of ...

Ukraine is adopting "Israeli-style tactics" to hunt war criminals - and Major General Gudkov, who personally ordered beheadings and battlefield executions, was near the top of the list.

Chechen leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin's close ally Ramzan Kadyrov could be dying, raising the question of who ...