Andrei Dmitrievich Simonov (Russian: Андрей Дмитриевич Симонов; born 29 June 1966) is a Russian Armed Forces major general (one-star rank)[1] serving as Chief of the Electronic Warfare Troops of the 2nd Army[2] of the Western Military District.

In 1987, he graduated from the Tomsk Higher Military Command School of Communications and began his service in the Electronic Warfare troops.

In 2010, he graduated from the General Staff Academy and was appointed Chief of the Electronic Security Service of the Western Military District of the Russian Federation.

This strike was allegedly carried out against a field command post of the Russian 2nd Army near Izium, during the battle of Donbas.

[8] News of the Major General's death was first reported by the Kyiv Post when Ukrainian Presidential military adviser Oleksiy Arestovych claimed in an interview the attack had killed Simonov, approximately 100 Russian troops, and destroyed 30 armoured vehicles.