US intelligence: About 10 Russian generals killed in Ukraine during ongoing conflict

About 10 Russian generals have been killed in Ukraine since February 24, 2022.

The information was provided by the US Defense Intelligence Agency, according to CNN.

US officials have closely watched the climbing number of general officer deaths in the Russian military — an unusually high number for a modern military that far outstrips the number of US generals lost during 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan.

Some US officials have attributed that atypically high figure in part to the intelligence support provided by the US, while others believe it is because Russian generals are being forced to operate far more forward in the conflict zone than would normally be expected to motivate their troops. 

Ukraine is better poised to field motivated soldiers in the conflict — even as its military is far smaller than the Russian force. 

“I think the Ukrainians have it right in terms of grit and how they face the defense of their nation. I’m not sure that Russian soldiers from the far-flung Russian military districts understand that,” the Head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, said.