Reuters | | Posted by Shobhit Gupta
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu paid a uncommon go to to Russia’s forces deployed in Ukraine, his ministry stated on Saturday.
Russia’s high navy chiefs have visited entrance traces in Ukraine solely sparingly since tens of hundreds of Russian forces invaded the neighbouring nation a yr in the past in what Moscow calls a “particular navy operation”.
“The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Normal of the Military Sergei Shoigu, inspected the ahead command publish of one of many formations of the Japanese Army District within the South Donetsk path,” his ministry stated in a press release revealed on messaging app Telegram.
In a video launched by the ministry, Shoigu is seen awarding medals to Russian navy personnel and touring a ruined city along with district’s commander, Colonel-Normal Rustam Muradov.
Shoigu, who has served as defence minister since 2012, has come below harsh criticism over his efficiency within the battle from pro-war advocates.
Wagner Group mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin final month, whose militia has performed a major position in Russia’s battle effort in Ukraine, accused Shoigu and others final month of “treason” for withholding provides of munitions to his militia.