lose Russian President Vladimir PutinToday, Wednesday, soldiers were wounded in the military operation in Ukraine, according to television footage, in a first step of its kind since it sent its forces to the pro-Western neighbor.
The Kremlin said the president visited a military hospital in Moscow, where he spoke with Soldiers who participated in the military operation Russians in Ukraine regarding their hometowns and family situations.
Putin meets wounded soldiers in a Moscow hospital
Putin appeared in a white medical gown and was talking to a soldier in pajamas regarding his child, saying: “He will be proud of his father.” The soldiers were standing near their beds and their injuries were not visible. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was also present.
“Those people who are risking their health and their lives for the sake of the people and children of Donbass (eastern Ukraine), for the sake of Russia, are all heroes,” Putin said at a meeting with government officials following the visit.
Russian soldiers in Kherson, Ukraine
Russia says little regarding the human toll of the conflict in Ukraine.
The latest figures were published on March 25, at which point the Russian military admitted that 1,351 soldiers had been killed and 3,825 wounded.
On February 24, Russia launched Military operation in Ukraine With the aim of “protecting the people who during the past eight years were subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime,” in Putin’s words.
