Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu paid a working visit to the zone of Russia's special military operation and inspected a forward command post of the East group of forces in the South Donetsk direction, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
The briefing provided to the top brass also included updates on troop readiness for winter operations and providing units with strike and reconnaissance systems and trained specialists.
"During a working visit to the zone of the special military operation, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army, Sergei Shoigu, inspected a forward command post of Russia's Vostok group of forces in the South Donetsk direction," the ministry said in a statement.
The minister listened to the reports by the commander of the group on the current situation on the frontline and the fulfillment of tasks by Russian forces in main tactical directions, the statement added.
Many Ukrainian Servicemen Captured and Voluntarily Surrendered
Many servicemen of the Ukrainian army have voluntarily surrendered or been captured in recent weeks, Russian Defense Minister said.
"Shoigu noted that in the last three or four weeks many Ukrainian servicemen have been captured and voluntarily surrendered, who tell about the poor psychological state of the Ukrainian units," the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
During the meeting with the servicemen of the units of the East group, the minister also asked them how the opponent's behavior has changed. "They are in panic, we know all their approaches, we know all their movements, we beat them, we do not spare them," the servicemen replied.