Factbox-Senior Russian commanders killed by Ukraine since start of the war

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a scene of an explosion in which, according to Russia's investigative committee, Russian general Igor Kirillov, in charge of nuclear protection forces, and his assistant were killed, in Moscow, Russia December 17, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

(Reuters) -Deputy head of the Russian Navy Major General Mikhail Gudkov, who had led a brigade fighting against Ukraine, was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russia's southern Kursk region, the Russian Defence Ministry confirmed on Thursday.

At least 10 other senior Russian commanders have been killed in action or assassinated by Kyiv since the start of Russia's full-scale war in February 2022.