Putin met with the participants of his military operation at a military hospital in Moscow. The main thing

On Wednesday, October 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow. During the meeting with the participants of the special military operation (SVO), the head of state touched upon such topics as the presence of foreign journalists in the SVO zone and the tests of the Poseidon underwater vehicle. What else did the Russian leader talk about with the wounded soldiers — in the Izvestia article.

Putin on foreign journalists in the free zone

During his visit to the Central Military Clinical Hospital, Putin noted the heroism of the participants in the special operation and the favorable situation in the military area. The Head of State stressed that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are actively moving forward in all sectors of the front. He also pointed out that groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) located in the Kupyansk area of the Kharkiv region and Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) are currently surrounded.

In addition, the Russian leader said that the Russian Armed Forces agreed to provide foreign journalists with access to the encirclement zones.

"They [Russian military personnel] are not against <...> launching media representatives — foreign journalists and Ukrainian journalists — into the enemy's encirclement zones so that they can go in and see with their own eyes what is happening there, and make sure of the condition in which the encircled Ukrainian troops are located," he said. He said.

According to Putin, the Russian side is ready to stop fighting for several hours so that journalists can communicate with the Ukrainian military in a safe environment. At the same time, the president added, it is important to avoid Kiev's provocations.

"The most important thing is to avoid provocation from the Ukrainian side, so that some drone does not arrive, one of these journalists does not get hurt, and then they would try to blame this incident on us. We don't need this, on the contrary, we are ready to do everything as I say now," he said.

Putin on the advantages of the Burevestnik cruise missile

During the meeting at the Central Military Clinical Hospital, Putin also noted Russia's commitment to ensuring its long-term security. In particular, he spoke about the advantages of the new Burevestnik cruise missile. According to the president, one of its most important advantages in size is that with a power comparable to a nuclear reactor of a nuclear submarine, the rocket launcher is a thousand times smaller.

"The most important thing is that if a conventional nuclear reactor starts up within hours, days, weeks, then this nuclear reactor starts up within minutes and seconds. This is a huge achievement," the head of state stressed.

Putin also noted that Russia will be able to apply the nuclear technologies used in the Burevestnik in the national economy. This includes solving energy security problems in the Arctic and implementing the lunar program.

Putin on testing the Poseidon underwater vehicle

In addition, Putin told the Russian soldiers about testing an underwater vehicle with a Poseidon nuclear power plant.

"For the first time, we managed not only to launch it from a launch vehicle with a launch engine, but also to launch a nuclear power plant on which this vehicle has spent a certain amount of time," the head of state said.

The Russian leader stressed that the Poseidon tests were a huge success, and the underwater vehicle itself has no analogues in the world in terms of speed and depth of movement. At the same time, its power exceeds that of the promising Sarmat intercontinental missile.

Putin on the heroism of the participants of his

During a visit to the Central Military Clinical Hospital, Putin also discussed with the soldiers the exploits performed by their grandfathers and fathers during the Great Patriotic War. The President pointed out that heroism is in the genes of Russian servicemen.

"I'm not sure that you knew in detail how your grandfather fought, right? <...> Look, I didn't know that his grandfather was like that, but you fight the same way as your grandfather. <...> What does this mean? It's in our genes, you know?" he stressed during a conversation with one of the servicemen.

The Head of State added that Russia should be aware of the exploits of its participants. He also noted that the story of the icons that protected fighters from bullets and were given to him on his birthday deserves a film adaptation.

"And those icons that you gave me, which the bullet entered and saved your life, is also a story for a movie, or for anything," he said.

Putin also recalled the selfless work of war correspondents in the war zone and admitted that their work could be used to perpetuate the exploits of Russian fighters.