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Top Russia Navy commander killed in region bordering Ukraine
A top Russian Navy commander was killed "during combat operations" in a region bordering Ukraine, Russia’s military announced Thursday. Major Gen. Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy commander of Russia’s Navy, had just been appointed to his position by Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, according to the state-run TASS news agency. "On July 2, during combat operations in one of the border areas of the Kursk region, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy for coastal and ground forces, Hero of...