Sergei Shoigu (67), the Russian Minister of Defense, appears to have problems with his leg. A video posted to Twitter shows the Secretary of War limping.
Shoigu was on his way to a meeting with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin (70) in Belarus. It was shot in the capital Minsk. Schoigu apparently hides his right hand in his pants pocket. He drags his right leg back, his expression tense.
The Russian Defense Minister was in Ukraine
The video raises questions – and fuels speculation. Putin’s minister is said to have visited the Ukrainian front on Sunday.
“The head of the Russian military authority flew over the deployment areas of the armed forces and inspected the front positions of Russian units in the area of the special military operation,” the defense ministry announced on its Telegram channel on Sunday. .
There, Shoigu listened to reports from the commanders and talked to the soldiers. The visit was mainly about supplying the Russian soldiers.
No reports of incidents at the front
When the alleged visit of the minister to the front became known, an official video recording was shown. There is no sign of an injury, the defense minister can be seen in a helicopter. However, the question is whether an injury could have occurred in Ukraine.
The official video shows the minister alone in the air – over the front. There are also no reports from the Ukrainian side of an attack on Shoigu on Sunday. Meanwhile, on Twitter, it is likely that Putin’s minister has medical issues that could be the cause of the limp. (EU)