News of Gudkov’s death surfaced Wednesday evening among Russian military bloggers.Pool photo by Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/Kremlin/EFE via EPA

Ukraine kills deputy chief of Putin’s navy – POLITICO

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The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed Thursday afternoon that Maj. Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian navy, was killed Wednesday in Russia’s Kursk region.

News of Gudkov’s death surfaced Wednesday evening among Russian military bloggers. More than 10 officers, including Gudkov, were reportedly killed in a Ukrainian missile strike on a Russian command post.

Ukrainian officials did not immediately comment on the news.