(R-L) Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Gennady Zhidko, Chief of the Main personnel directorate of the Russian Defence Ministry Colonel General Viktor?Goremykin, Chief of the Main operational directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Colonel General Sergei Rudskoy, are seen at a command post during an inspection of Russian troop units engaged in Ukraine-Russia conflict, in an unknown location, in this still image taken from video released June 26, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected Russian troop units involved in Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Sunday.
"At the command posts of Russian units, Army General Sergei Shoigu heard reports from the commanders on the current situation and actions of the Russian Armed Forces in the main operational areas," the ministry said in a statement.
It was not immediately clear when the visit took place or if Shoigu had visited Ukraine itself. (This story corrects to show that Shoigu visited troops involved in the Ukraine operation, according to the defence ministry. It was not immediately clear whether or not he visited Ukraine.)
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu talks to Colonel General Sergei Rudskoy, Chief of the main operational directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, during an inspection of Russian troop units engaged in Ukraine-Russia conflict, in an unknown location, in this still image taken from video released June 26, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
(Reporting in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu awards a serviceman during an inspection of Russian troop units engaged in Ukraine-Russia conflict, in an unknown location, in this still image taken from video released June 26, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.
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