Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu this Friday inspected the command post of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye region in southern Ukraine, occupied and annexed by Moscow since September 2022.
“While working in the combat zone of a military special operation [designação oficial russa para a campanha de invasão da Ucrânia]Russian Defense Minister General Sergei Shoigu inspected the forward command post of the Southern Group formation in front of Zaporozhye, where the largest nuclear power plant in Europe is located, the Moscow Defense Ministry said in a statement.
According to the same document, Shoigu received reports from the commander of the Vostok group and officers of the command post “about the current situation, the nature of the actions of the enemy (Ukrainian forces) and the performance of combat missions by Russian troops.” troops on the main fronts of the war.
“The minister met with the group commander at the command post, who noted the high efficiency in detecting and destroying enemy military equipment and in concentrating enemy troops (Kiev troops),” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Defense of Russia.
Shoigu ordered the commanders of the group to continue their tasks of collecting information to identify enemy plans to prevent possible attacks.
According to an official note from Moscow, the minister also asked for special attention to the supply of troops participating in the Russian military campaign and the creation of “safe camps” for the Russian military.
On this occasion, according to Moscow, the minister awarded several fighters of the Zaporozhye group.
The visit comes at a time when criticism is mounting from Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, boss of the Wagner contract group, who accuses Shoigu and the Russian General Staff of not providing the mercenaries with weapons and ammunition. which are located on different flanks of the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.