Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with mothers of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine.
President Vladimir Putin has spoken to a carefully selected group of mothers of Russian soldiers sent to fight in Ukraine who praised his leadership while he told them their sons had not died in vain.
Tens of thousands of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the conflict sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the United States.
President Vladimir Putin has spoken to a carefully selected group of mothers of Russian soldiers sent to fight in Ukraine who praised his leadership while he told them their sons had not died in vain.
Tens of thousands of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the conflict sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the United States.
It comes as Russia has stepped up bombardment of Ukraine's power grid and other critical civilian infrastructure.
The Ukrainian governor of Kherson, Yaroslav Yanushevych, said on Friday that Russian shelling attacks killed 10 civilians and wounded 54 others the previous day, with two neighbourhoods in the city of Kherson coming "under massive artillery fire".
The Russian shelling of parts of the Kherson region recently recaptured by Ukrainian forces compelled authorities to transfer hospital patients to other areas, Yanushevych said.
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