Russian general Yakov Rezantsev killed in Ukraine

Russian general, Lt. Gen. Yakov Rezantsev, has been killed by a strike near the city of Kherson

Another Russian general, Lt. Gen. Yakov Rezantsev, has been killed by a strike near the southern city of Kherson, Qazet.az reports according to Ukraine's defence ministry.

A Western official says he's the seventh general to die in Ukraine, and the second lieutenant general, which is the highest rank officer reported to have been killed.

Ukrainian media reports the general was killed at the Chornobaivka airbase, which Russia is using as a command post and has been attacked by Ukraine's military several times.