Peskov pointed out the importance for Putin of direct communication with the families of his heroes.

It is imperative for Russian President Vladimir Putin to communicate with the families of the participants in the special military operation (SVO) in order to receive as much first-hand information from them as possible. This was announced on March 7 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"For the president, of course, direct communication is necessary, probably first of all, in order to receive first—hand information about the problems that need to be solved very quickly for our heroes, for the families of our heroes," he said at a briefing.

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