Putin and Shoigu visit wounded troops in military hospital

President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu have been visiting troops in a Moscow military hospital. The soldiers are recuperating after being wounded in the Ukraine conflict, and the pair spoke to many of them, as well as medical staff overseeing their care.Show more

Later in the day, during a meeting with the state council, Putin advocated for Russian servicemen and their families to be given more in the way of payment and financial support.

‘These are people who risk their health and life for the people and children of the Donbass, for the sake of Russia. They are all heroes, and you need to treat them exactly like that,’ the president said.

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