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Russian Defense Minister Visits Troops in Ukraine - RIA Cites Ministry

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu takes part in the Victory Day military parade in Red Square marking the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II, on June 24, 2020 in Moscow, Russia. The 75th-anniversary marks the end of the Great Patriotic War when the Nazi's capitulated to the then Soviet Union. (Ramil Sitdikov - Host Photo Agency via Getty)

Reuters Thursday, 22 December 2022 11:52 AM EST

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had visited army units fighting in Ukraine, Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported.

RIA cited the ministry as saying that Shoigu had visited Russian units deployed to the "area of the special military operation," using Moscow's term for the conflict in Ukraine. It did not specify where the visit took place.

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