Russian media noticed disappearance from the public space of the Minister of Defense of Russia Sergey Shoigu.
was the last time he was seen on March 11 at the presentation of state awards to the military officers who participated in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, notes Deutsche Welle. Thus, the head of the Russian defense department was not shown in the public 12 days from 28 from the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
The Russian Edition “Agency” indicates that until March 11, Shoigu appeared in the news almost every day. On March 18, Shoigu was mentioned in a message on the Kremlin website, which said that Vladimir Putin discussed with permanent members of the Security Council “course of special operation in Ukraine”. At the meeting allegedly attended by Shoigu. However, the video and photographs from the meeting were not published.
On the disappearance of the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the journalist “MediaZones” Dmitry Rushchenin drew the first time. At the same time, investigative journalists with reference to people from the environment Shoigu write that he has heart problems.
In addition, it is also reported on the disappearance from the news of the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Valery Gerasimov. About events with his participation did not communicate from March 11, when the news appeared about his negotiations with the head of the Turkish General Staff Yashar Güler