Putin visits wounded soldiers from the Ukrainian battlefield

RT reported, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu On May 25, he went to Mandryk Central Military Medical Hospital in Moscow to visit some servicemen wounded in the special military operation in Ukraine. After the visit, Mr. Putin said that all troops deployed abroad – and the families of those who died – should be compensated.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the president’s schedule allowed him to visit the wounded in person this time, and the president personally supervised all support for Russian servicemen.

Photos and videos shared on social media showed Putin and Shoigu, wearing white overcoats, talking to medical staff and wounded soldiers – many of whom said they wanted to return to war school.

In one video, a scout with a stomach injury tells Putin he wants to return to his unit, and the president insists he will.

In another video, Putin told a wounded soldier his son would be proud of his father.

At the end of the day, during a meeting with the State Council on Social Affairs, President Putin emphasized that payments to military personnel on duty abroad should be increased.

“Because everything is fixed to the exchange rate, and the dollar in this case, as we know, is depreciating, ruble is getting stronger, so it is necessary to recalculate all this and make payments accordingly,” Putin directed.

This applies not only to the salaries of servicemen, Putin further explained, but also to payments to the wounded, the families of the dead, housing allowances and other matters. other society.

“These are people who are risking their health and lives for the sake of the people and children Donbass, for the sake of Russia. They are all heroes,” Putin emphasized.

This is the first time President Putin has visited wounded soldiers returning from Ukraine since he launched a military operation in the neighboring country, the Moscow Times reported. On March 25, Russia said 1,351 soldiers were killed and 3,825 wounded in Ukraine. Authorities have not released any new figures since.

On May 24, Defense Minister Shoigu announced that Russia is ready for a protracted conflict in Ukraine to achieve the goals of the Kremlin.