Ukraine’s military has claimed that it killed Russian Maj. Gen. Andrey Kolesnikov.

Gordon Corera, a journalist with the BBC, tweeted that Western officials have confirmed the death of Kolesnikov, who was commander of the 29th Combined Arms Army. It is the third high-profile casualty for the Russian forces. Vitaly Gerassimov, the chief of staff of the 41st Army, was killed earlier this week and another 41st Army general, Andrei Sukhovetsky, was “liquidated” by a sniper shortly after the invasion began.

“The Russian invaders continue to lose their officers in the war against Ukraine,” Ukraine’s armed forces tweeted.

On Tuesday, a U.S. intelligence official estimated that up to 4,000 Russian troops may have been killed within the past two weeks.

The Washington Post provides context:

The estimate is a significant indication of how badly the much smaller Ukrainian military has exacted a toll on Russian forces, even as the Kremlin wages a bombardment of both military and civilian targets in numerous Ukrainian cities. By comparison, the entire 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan resulted in 2,461 American fatalities, according to Pentagon figures.