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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 573

Sergei Shoigu

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, shakes hands with secretary of Russia's Security Council Sergei Shoigu at the start of their meeting at his office in Tehran, Iran, August 5, 2024. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
September 17, 2024, 9:28 pm
Putin security chief meets Iranian president in Tehran as military ties deepen
Sergei Shoigu holds talks with Pezeshkian, other top officials after meeting with North Korean leader, amid Western concerns over Tehran supplying ballistic missiles to Moscow
By Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, August 6, 2024. (Gavriil Grigirov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
August 6, 2024, 4:43 pm
Putin said to ask Iran to avoid civilian casualties in expected strike on Israel
Message delivered by top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu during visit to Tehran, according to Iranian sources
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Russian-made S-300 air defense system sits on display at Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran, September 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
August 6, 2024, 10:16 am
Russia said to be delivering advanced air defenses to Iran as Tehran touts ties
2 officials tell NY Times some systems provided following an Iranian request for weapons, as it threatens to attack Israel; Iran’s president hosts Russia’s security council chief
By ToI Staff
Russia's then-Defense Minister Sergei Shoigo (L) shakes hands with Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani during their meeting in Tehran, September 20, 2023. (Iranian Defense Ministry / AFP)
August 5, 2024, 5:43 pm
Top Russian defense official in Tehran to cultivate stronger security ties
Ex-defense minister and head of national security council Sergei Shoigu to meet Pezeshkian, counterparts; Moscow condemned Haniyeh killing, relies on Iranian-made arms in Ukraine
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) meeting with Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and Russian Army chief of staff Valery Gerasimov (2nd R), as he visits the military headquarters in Rostov-on-Don, November 9, 2023. (Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP)
June 25, 2024, 3:50 pm
ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian army chief, ex-defense minister
Gerasimov, Shoigu accused of war crimes for targeting civilian infrastructure, crime of ‘inhumane acts’ in Ukraine; Kyiv: ‘Everyone will be held accountable for evil’
By Richard Carter
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and then Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrive for a meeting with the military brass in Moscow, Russia, December 19, 2023. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
May 13, 2024, 3:01 am
Amid intensified Russian assault on Ukraine, Putin removes defense minister Shoigu
In surprise shakeup, Andrey Belousov is tapped as new minister while Shoigu becomes Security Council secretary; thousands of Ukrainians evacuated from Kharkiv as 9 villages taken
By AFP
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, looks from a military vehicle leaving an area of the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, on June 24, 2023. (AP Photo, File)
July 20, 2023, 12:54 am
Wagner chief Prigozhin seen on video for first time since attempted coup
Head of militia that threatened Moscow continues to criticize Russian military, saying his troops are in Belarus prior to departing to Africa
By AP
In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records a video address in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)
June 26, 2023, 9:17 pm
Wagner mercenary leader taunts Russian military in defiant audio after mutiny
Yevgeny Prigozhin says he marched on Moscow over ‘injustice’ to his soldiers, but gives no details on what his group is doing now, adding to swirling uncertainty
By AP
In this photo taken from video released on June 26, 2023, by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu is on board a military helicopter on his way to inspect a command post of Russian troops in Ukraine (Screen grab/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service)
June 26, 2023, 12:25 pm
Russian defense minister makes 1st video appearance since Wagner Group rebellion
Sergei Shoigu seen in clip posted by ministry, although unclear when it was filmed; mercenary leader Prigozhin had blasted Shoigu and army chief Gerasimov for months
By AP
A serviceman stands atop of an armored vehicle of the Wagner Group military company, as he guards an area at the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (AP)
June 25, 2023, 6:50 am
US spy agencies reportedly detected early signs of Russia revolt by Wagner chief
Intelligence officials conducted briefings on potential for unrest in nuclear-armed country a full day before it unfolded, Washington Post and New York Times report
By AFP
In this handout photo taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, records his video addresses in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)
June 24, 2023, 10:32 pm
Rebellious Wagner chief announces surprise halt of march on Moscow, return to bases
Mercenaries were 200 kilometers from capital prior to deal negotiated by Belarusian autocrat Lukashenko
By AP
This photo taken from video released on Thursday, March 16, 2023, shows a Russian Su-27 approaching the back of the MQ-9 drone and beginning to release fuel as it passes, over the Black Sea, the Pentagon said. (US Department of Defense via AP)
March 16, 2023, 3:41 pm
US releases video of Russian jet dumping fuel on American drone
Plane can be seen spraying MQ-9 Reaper in apparent bid to blind its optical instruments and drive it out of the area; Russia accuses US of provocations
By Karl Ritter and Dino Hazell
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the launch ceremony of the Kovykta gas field and part of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline from Kovykta to Chayanda via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, on December 21, 2022. (Mikhail Kireyev / Sputnik / AFP)
December 21, 2022, 5:30 pm
Putin says Russia will continue improving combat readiness of its nuclear forces
Moscow has faced a series of humiliating setbacks on the ground in Ukraine; Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu proposes increasing personnel in Ukraine to 1.5 million soldiers
By AFP
Russian troops guard an entrance of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Station, a run-of-river power plant on the Dnieper River in Kherson region, south Ukraine, on May 20, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
November 9, 2022, 9:13 pm
Russia announces retreat from occupied Kherson; Ukrainian officials doubtful
Inability to supply troops in city occupied since opening days of invasion cited as reason for withdrawal, but Kyiv says ‘no signs’ troops leaving and warns of Russian ‘theater’
By SAM MEDNICK and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the heads of delegations of the Conference of Heads of Security and Intelligence Agencies of the Commonwealth of Independent States countries via a videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 26, 2022. (Alexei Babushkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 26, 2022, 5:42 pm
Putin monitors simulation of ‘massive nuclear strike’ by strategic forces
Russian leader repeats claim Ukraine plotting to set off a ‘dirty bomb’ in a false flag attack, as defense chief discusses allegation with his Chinese and Indian counterparts
By AP
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