This was reported by Primorye Governor Oleg Kozhemyako.“I express my deepest condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of Mikhail Gudkov, Nariman Shikhaliyev, and all other soldiers who died in the Kursk region,” he wrote.Gudkov had been responsible for the actions of the Russian marines in the war against Ukraine. His death was also confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defense, which stated that Mikhail Gudkov had been killed on July 2 during combat operations in one of the border areas of the Kursk region.Reuters also reported that unofficial Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels reported that Gudkov was killed along with 10 others during the Ukrainian attack on Korenevo, near the Ukraine border.For reference, Mikhail Gudkov was a major general, Hero of Russia, Hero of Primorye, deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, and former commander of the 155th Separate Guards Kursk Brigade of the Pacific Fleet's Marine Corps. He had been decorated with the Orders of Zhukov and Suvorov.He had previously been accused by Kyiv of war crimes.