Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu paid a working visit to the zone of Russia's military operation in Ukraine and inspected a forward command post of the Vostok group of forces in the South Donetsk direction, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
"During a working visit to the zone of the special military operation, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army, Sergey Shoigu, inspected a forward command post of Russia's Vostok group of forces in the South Donetsk direction," the ministry said in a statement.
The minister listened to the reports by the commander of the group on the current situation on the frontline and the fulfillment of tasks by Russian forces in main tactical directions, the statement added.
Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the operation is aimed at "protecting people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years".