Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited troops involved in the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s state news agency RIA reported on Monday, his first public appearance since the weekend uprising by the Wagner paramilitary group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, Reuters reported.

The RIA article, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, said that Shoigu is still in office, but did not provide details about when and where he met with troops and the command of the Western Military District, Reuters writes.

AFP also reports that on Monday Russian public television showed footage of Shoigu inspecting Russian forces in Ukraine.

As the TV channel “Russia 24” reports, Shoigu, the object of harsh criticism from the head of the “Wagner” PMC Yevgeny Prigozhin, visited the command post of the Russian troops in Ukraine and “held a meeting there with the leadership of the unit.” .

Reuters reports that the rebels, led by Prigozhin, advanced into Moscow to oust what they called Russia’s corrupt and incompetent military leadership, then suddenly returned to Russian-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine after a Kremlin-brokered deal by Belarusian leader Oleksandr Lukashenko.

The deal included immunity for the rebels in exchange for their return to the camps, but it remains unclear whether Putin also agreed to reshuffles of the top military leadership or made other concessions.