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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Will Stewart & Rachel Hagan

Top Russian army general seen on Ukrainian soil for first time as invasion intensifies

New footage has shown Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu visiting the frontlines in Ukraine for the first time.

Shoigu, 67, made his first visit to an undisclosed Ukrainian location to speak with troops in the war zone and seek to reassert control over the war in Ukraine.

Russia did not disclose the location but there is strong speculation he was in blitzkrieg Mariupol which his forces have captured from Ukraine.

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