Mikhail Gudkov

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy - Major General

Gudkov was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, and was in command of all Naval Infantry (the Russian Marine Corps) and all Coastal Missile and Artillery Troops. It is reported that he also maintained de-facto command of the 155th Brigade.

Unit: 155th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, Pacific Fleet, Eastern Military District, Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD)

Cargo ID: #2000

Call Sign: "Varyag" (Варяг)
This is likely a reference to the Varyagi, or Varangian-Rus, Scandinavian elites who ruled over local Slacs and ended up founding the Kyivan-Rus, which later grew into Ukraine and Russia. The Varyagi controlled most of the trade in the Black and Baltic seas. In modern Russia, the word is often used in place of "boss".

English Name: Mikhail Evgenievich Gudkov

Russian Name: Гудков Михаил Евгеньевич

Education: Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School, Combined Arms Academy of the Russian Armed Forces

Date of Birth: January 11, 1983 (age: 42 years)

Place of Birth: Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: July 2, 2025

Place of Death: Korenevo, Kursk Oblast, Russia

Previously Deployed: Syria

Awards:
Hero of the Russian Federation,
Hero of Primorye,
Order of Courage,
Medal of Zhukov,
Medal "For Distinction in Combat",
Medal "For Military Valor" 1st Class,
Medal "For Military Valor" 2nd Class,
Medal "For Strengthening Military Cooperation",
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 1st Class,
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 2nd Class,
Medal "For Distinction in Military Service" 3rd Class,
Medal "Participant of the Military Operation in Syria",
Badge "Officer Master Class",
Badge "Graduation from a Higher Education Institution"

On February 27, 2024 in Elenovka, Lieutenant Colonel Roman Nikolaevich Kozhukhov [Cargo ID #1172], Major Alexander Abilov [Cargo ID #1149], Captain Nail Shakhmanov and 16 other soldiers from the 155th Marine Brigade were killed.

Gudkov was injured in this strike but recovered.

Roman Kozhukhov

Deputy Commander - Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 155th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, Pacific Fleet Cargo ID: #1172 English Name: Kozhukhov Roman Nikolaevich Russian Name: Кожухов Роман Николаевич Place of Birth: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Territory, Russia Date of Death: February 27, 2024 (via HIMARS) Place of Death: Olenivka Training ground, Donetsk Oblast,

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Alexander Abilov

Battalion Head - Major Unit: 155th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade, Pacific Fleet “Brigade Deputy Commander for Electronic Warfare” (OKIS) Cargo ID: #1149 English Name: Alexander Vadimovich Abilov Russian Name: Абилов Александр Вадимович Lived in: Ussuriysk, Primorsky Territory, Russia Place of Death: Olenivka Training ground, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (HIMARS) “On

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