Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia's armed forces, has visited Russian troops in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday, Ednews reports citing Reuters.
It said Gerasimov inspected a command center and underscored the importance of preemptive strikes against Ukrainian forces. An accompanying video showed him poring over a map, receiving briefings, and climbing into a helicopter.