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.

Major General Mikhail Gudkov, deputy head of the Russian Navy and a former commander of a marine brigade fighting against Ukraine, has been killed in action, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers,

Russian Defense Ministry says Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Mikhail Gudkov was killed during combat operations in one of border areas of Kursk region - Anadolu Ajansı