A Russian general who commanded electronic warfare units was killed in a strike that killed 100 soldiers, a senior Ukrainian official said.

Ukrainian soldiers stand on an armored personnel carrier (APC), not far from the front line with Russian troops, in the Izyum region, Kharkiv region on April 18, 2022. Anatoly Stepanov / AFP via Getty Images

• Another Russian general has been killed in Ukraine, authorities say.

• Major General Andrei Simonov was reportedly killed in an attack on a Russian command post near the town of Izyum.

• The general, who commanded electric warfare units, was among 100 killed Russian servicemen.

Russia has lost another general in Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to senior Ukrainian officials, The Kyiv Post reported

Major General Andrei Simonov was killed near the town of Izyum in the Kharkiv region, which is currently occupied by Russian forces, Ukrainian authorities said.

The Ukrainian military attacked a field command post of the 2nd Russian Army on Saturday, hitting more than 30 Russian armored vehicles, including tanks, according to the publication.

Footage posted on social media appears to indicate that the command post was bombed by missiles, the Kyiv Post reported.

The general is among 100 Russian soldiers killed in the attack, said Zelensky’s military adviser Alexei Arestovich, according to The Kyiv Post. Arestovic said well-placed army sources had confirmed the death of Major General 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 Major General Simonov.

Simonov was a senior commander of the electronic war, said Ukrainian government adviser Anton Gerashchenko in his Telegram account.

His death will make him the tenth Russian general to die in Ukraine, according to the Kyiv Post.

Russia has suffered heavy losses since its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, losing many of its top generals and commanders.

NATO estimates that Russia lost up to 15,000 troops during the war, while Ukraine claims to have killed nearly 20,000.

Russia announced its official death toll in Ukraine at 1,351, last updated on March 25.

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