Major General Andrei Simonov is the 9th Russian general killed in Ukraine. Chief of Staff of the Russian Army Valery Gerasimov was also wounded as a result of the artillery strikes.
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According to Daily Mail, Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of Staff of the Russian army, was on Sunday wounded in Izium in Ukraine's Kharviv region, which has been at the centre of intense fighting since Russia's invasion.