Putin Visits Two Fronts in Southern Ukraine

A release by Kremlin said Russian President, Vladimir Putin, met commanders of the Russian army in two southern regions of Ukraine. 

The release, according to Reuters, did not state when the visit took place. It noted however, that Putin attended a military command meeting in Kherson, Southern Ukraine and also National guard headquarters in eastern Luhansk. 

Putin heard reports from commanders of the airborne forces and the Dnieper army group as well as other senior officers who briefed him on the situation in the southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

He also received reports from the commanders of both the airborne forces and the Dnieper army group, including other senior officers who responded by giving him a situation report particularly in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.

"It is important for me to hear your opinion on how the situation is developing, to listen to you, to exchange information," Putin, 70, reportedly told the commanders.

Putin claims Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk as annexed in a referendum which refers to as sham.