Russia’s Generals Are Dying: How Ukraine Is Taking The War Deep Inside Moscow’s Ranks | World News
Russia-Ukraine War: Major General Mikhail Gudkov had no warning. For a moment, he coordinated the unity rotations near the Kursk front. The next, a Ukrainian missile hit. Russia confirmed its death on 3 July. The rank found in headlines. He joined a growing list.
The invasion has done more than resisting Ukraine since it began in February 2022. Hunted. One by one, senior Russian military leaders were killed – some of them in the war, some of them are in front of the front.
Ukraine is not just striking tanks. The Russian war machine is essentially removed and targets the minds behind the missiles.
Sukhovevetky was the first
28 February 2022. Near Kyiv. Russia’s 41st Army Deputy Commander, Major General Andrei Sukhovetky was shot. He was 47 years old. He fought in Syria and Georgia. His death stunned Moscow.
Then Frolov came
8. He was the Deputy Commander of the Army of the Guards. In April 2022, he was killed by the sniper fire during the 55 -year -old siege of Mariupol. He fought in Syria. He was buried in Saint Petersburg.
Botashev was killed in the sky
May 2022. Luhansk. A former Air Force General Kemat Botashev flew the task of war and never returned. Retired. Then he returned to war. He died at the age of 63. He was shot in the air.
Kutuzov was promoted after death
June 2022. Luhansk again. Colonel Roman Kutuzov was leading his men when he was killed. After his death, he was promoted as a general. A rare gesture in Russia.
Goreachev, Zaporizhzhia, Missile Strike
June 2023. Great General Sergei Goreachev died on Ukrainian missile strikes. Russia’s 35th army was the Chief of General Staff, a decorated veteran of the Chechnya and Moldova Transnistria region.
Another missile killed Tsokov
July 2023. He died in Zaporizhzhia, Lieutenant Oleg Tsokov, Commander of the Southern Military Region. He survived a previous strike. The second was deadly.
Zavadsky – Death that no one accepts
November 2023. Others say he was killed in action. The death of the great general Vladimir Zavadsky remains uncertain. Russia remained uncertain.
Klimenko – killed at a checkpoint
November 2023. Donetsk region. Ukrainian drone strike. The great general Pavel Klimenko was 47 years old. Russia confirmed its death. Ukrainian sources say he runs a torture camp. Claims that have not been removed from the road.
Kirillov – Bombed in Moscow
A car exploded outside the December 2024. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed immediately. Ukraine’s SBU claimed responsibility.
Kirillov led Russia’s chemical weapons department. Ukraine blamed him for toxic gas attacks.
Moskalic – killed in another explosion
April 2025. A car exploded in Balashikha, a suburb of Moscow. Yaroslav Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff was in Moskalic. He didn’t survive.
Now Gudkov
Kursk. July 2025. Former maritime officer Mikhail Gudkov, who recently been assigned to coordinate southern defenses, was killed with a sensitive strike.
Moscow confirmed his hit.
The list continues to grow. Ukraine’s war is no longer limited to trenches and drones. It targets responsible men. Airbase. Control points. Even houses in the suburbs of Moscow. No rank is safe.
And every name deleted is more than a war area wounded. This is a message. Ukraine is watching. To wait. Stunning.
