Where Was Sergei Shoigu Russia S Missing Defense Minister Resurfaces.

Then on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense released an official video showing Shoigu leading a meeting on military supplies. He sat at the head of a table of about a dozen senior defense officials, including the Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov. It was his first public appearance since March 11, apart from a quick glance at Shoigu on television screens on Thursday as part of a teleconference with Putin. His absence has raised questions about the military leadership and how Putin is responding to a war that did not go according to plan.