Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday evening discussed the war in Ukraine with high-ranking military officials, including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, Reuters reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accompanied by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov in Rostov-on-Don.Photo: Gavriil Grigorov / Sputnik / Profimedia

According to state media, after the visit to Kazakhstan, the Russian leader flew to Rostov-on-Don.

Footage released by the Kremlin shows Putin meeting with Shoigu, Gerasimov and the head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff, General Sergei Rudsky, at the headquarters of the military group in the south of the country in Rostov.

“New samples of military equipment were presented to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief,” the Kremlin said. “The head of state listened to reports on the progress of the military special operation.”

Last month, Putin visited the military headquarters in Rostov, where Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner’s mercenaries, launched a failed uprising in June.