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March 4 (Reuters) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is stationed in Ukraine Russia rare to the forces trip did, his ministry said on Saturday.

A year ago, tens of thousands of Russian forces attacked Moscow’s “special military after Russia’s occupation of the neighboring country, which it called “operation”, high-level military leaders to the frontline areas in Ukraine little by little trip they did.

“Russia Minister of Defense of the Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu East Military inspected the forward command post of one of the formations of the district in the direction of South Donetsk,” said the ministry’s statement published in the Telegram messaging program. .

Shoigun in the video released by the ministry Russia where he awarded his soldiers with medals and the district commander, general– colonel Rustam It seems that he was walking around the ruined city with Muradov.

Since 2012, he has been the Minister of Defense execution Shoigu was harshly criticized by supporters of the war for his speech in the conflict.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the mercenary commander of the Wagner Group, whose militia has played a key role in Russia’s war effort in Ukraine, last month accused Shoigu and others of “treason” for concealing the supply of ammunition to his militia.

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2023-03-04 13:03:03
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