Another Russian general has been killed in Ukraine, authorities say. Lt. Gen. Andrei Simonov was reportedly killed in an attack on a Russian military base near the town of Izium. The general, who commanded electric warfare units, was among the 100 Russian soldiers killed.
Russia has lost another general in Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to top Ukrainian officials, the Kyiv Post reported. Lt. Gen. Andrei Simonov was killed near the town of Izium in the Kharkiv region, which is currently under Russian occupation, Ukrainian authorities said. The Ukrainian army attacked an on-site command of the 2nd Russian Army on Saturday, hitting more than 30 Russian armored vehicles, including tanks, according to the newspaper. Footage posted on social media shows the headquarters being bombarded with rockets, the Kyiv Post reported. The general was among 100 Russian soldiers killed in the attack, said Zellenskyy’s military adviser Oleksiy Arestovych, according to The Kyiv Post. Arestovic said well-placed army sources confirmed the death of Major Simonov in a YouTube interview, according to Mail Online. The allegations of the Ukrainian authorities have not been independently verified. Russia has not yet confirmed the death of Lt. Gen. Simonov. Simonov was the top commander of the electronic warfare, Ukrainian government adviser Anton Gerastshenko told the Telegram. His death would make him the tenth Russian general to die in Ukraine, according to a count by The Kyiv Post. Russia has suffered heavy losses since launching its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, losing many of its top generals and commanders. NATO estimates that Russia has lost up to 15,000 troops during the war, while Ukraine claims to have killed nearly 20,000. Russia put the official death toll in Ukraine at 1,351, last updated on March 25. Read the original article in Business Insider
