The US officials said that of the approximately 12 Russian generals killed by Ukrainian forces, many had been targeted with the help of US intelligence, reports the New York Times.
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.
A ninth Russian general was reportedly killed in Ukraine after an artillery strike by Kyiv forces. Zelensky adviser Alexey Arestovych told a YouTube live stream he was informed by army sources.
Valery Gerasimov, the chief of staff of the Russian army, was wounded in Izyum in Ukraine s Kharviv region, which has been at the centre of intense fighting since Russia s invasion.