Russian President Vladimir Putin. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 25. Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Central Military Clinical Hospital named after P.V. In addition, Putin met with medical personnel. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu also took part in the event. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, as of March 25, the Armed Forces have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
