Significant losses among high-ranking officers seriously undermine the command and control system in the Russian army, which creates serious tactical and operational difficulties for the Russian military.
As reported by the UK Ministry of Defence on the social network X, citing intelligence data.
British Intelligence: Losses of Generals Weaken Russian Army
The elimination of a large number of Russian generals weakens the command in the units of the Russian Armed Forces and has a negative impact on their combat effectiveness.
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In particular, the British Ministry of Defence drew attention to the recent killing of Major General Mikhail Gudkov, the former commander of the 155th Marine Brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet.
According to official confirmation from the Russian Defense Ministry, Gudkov died on July 2, 2025, as a result of a Ukrainian strike on a command post in the Kursk region. In March of this year, he was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy. In all likelihood, he led the actions of marine units that were trying to create a buffer zone in the Sumy region of Ukraine.
According to British intelligence, Gudkov became the second Russian general to be killed in 2025, the fifth in the last 12 months, and the sixteenth Russian general killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
