The death of Major General was reported by the Governor of Primorye, Oleg Kozhemyako. «Along with the commander, his loyal comrade and our mutual friend Nariman Shikhaliyev was killed», added Kozhemyako without specifying details and circumstances. Russian «military correspondents» write that he died as a result of a missile strike on the headquarters.
The channel «Suvorov Brotherhood» was the first to report Gudkov's death in the Kursk region the day before, and now this information has been officially confirmed.
Mikhail Gudkov was the former commander of the 155th Separate Guards Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, and since March 2025, he has been the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy with the rank of Major General. In 2023, for his participation in the war against Ukraine, he was awarded the title Hero of Russia.
The 155th Marine Brigade is known for the largest losses in this war. According to Ukraine's GUR, the brigade's military personnel are involved in the killings of civilians in Bucha, Irpin, and Hostomel in the Kyiv region and the execution of prisoners of war. In August 2024, the military of this brigade posted a video with the head of a Ukrainian soldier impaled on a stake.