Russian military confirms death of the deputy chief of the Navy, says agency Tass

Moscow (Reuters)-The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed on Thursday that Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy chief of the Navy, was killed in the border area of ​​the Kursk region, state news agency Tass said.

Oleg Kozhemyako, governor of a region of the far east of Russia, said earlier on Thursday that Gudkov, who led a brigade that fought the Ukrainian forces in Kursk, had been killed.