Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu makes rare visit to
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has paid a rare visit to Russian troops serving in occupied Ukraine – a visit that’s probaby as much about optics as about the course of Russia’s invasion.
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