Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Tuesday, visits military posts of the Kremlin’s forces fighting in Ukraine.
Putin’s visit can be seen as an effort to rally Russian troops as the war approaches its 14th month.
Putin can be seen flying to the Russian National Guard headquarters in the eastern Luhansk area after landing by helicopter at the command post for Russian soldiers in the southern Kherson district, according to a video supplied by the Kremlin and shown on Russian state media.
Putin presides over the talks with his military’s top brass while wearing a black suit as a sign of dominance. He had already visited the Russian-occupied regions of the neighbouring nation twice in the previous two months.
Putin complimented the soldiers on Orthodox Easter, which was observed on Sunday, and gave them icons at both places.
Putin, last month travelled to Mariupol, a port city on the Sea of Azov that is under Russian control and was taken by Russian forces in May after two months of ferocious warfare.
Putin’s visits to the military’s top command gain importance as Ukraine is ready to launch a new counteroffensive to retake the seized areas.
According to Ukrainian authorities, they are gaining time by weakening Russian forces involved in the conflict while Kyiv gets ready to launch a counteroffensive. According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, if Russia triumphs in the battle of Bakhmut, Vladimir Putin may be able to start gaining support for a peace agreement that would force Ukraine to make unfavourable concessions to put an end to the conflict.
He expressed certainty that Ukraine would be able to reclaim all territory it had conquered. “We will defeat Russia,” he said.