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Yorkie Mom

(16,420 posts)
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 10:26 AM Mar 2022

The disappearance of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu’s disappearance is reported In Russia

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has not appeared in public since 11 March, so he has not been seen for 12 of the 28 days of war in Ukraine, Russian media reported.

Source: Russian investigative journalists from Mediazona and Agentstvo

Details: Journalists note that Shoigu has not appeared in public since 11 March.


Shoigu is usually very active in the media. With his arrival at the Ministry of Defence, the number of staff in the press service increased sharply and the agency began to pay a lot of attention to its public image.

Agenstvo reports that until 11 March, Shoigu used to appear in the news almost every day.

Within Shoigu's entourage there is talk of him not being in good health - he has heart problems, an acquaintance of the minister told the newspaper.

... snip

According to investigators, Shoigu is not the only person who has disappeared. Since 11 March, no events have been reported that were attended by Russian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov.

More: https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/03/23/7333825/
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The disappearance of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (Original Post) Yorkie Mom Mar 2022 OP
Busy trying to salvage UKR disaster or they have already been disappeared. Thomas Hurt Mar 2022 #1
Already been disappeared is my bet. Putin is pissed... brush Mar 2022 #2
"there is talk of him not being in good health - he has heart problems" Gore1FL Mar 2022 #3
At an undisclosed location. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #4

brush

(53,778 posts)
2. Already been disappeared is my bet. Putin is pissed...
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 10:44 AM
Mar 2022

that invading Ukraine hasn't been a 3-day field trip.

Gore1FL

(21,132 posts)
3. "there is talk of him not being in good health - he has heart problems"
Wed Mar 23, 2022, 11:26 AM
Mar 2022

No doubt complicated by Polonium poisoning.

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