After the Kherson pullout, Prigozhin, a fierce critic of Gerasimov and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, praised Surovikin as "a man who is not afraid of responsibility".

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/factbox-who-is-russias-general-armageddon-surovikin-missing-since-mutiny/article_4a6bddb5-0603-55a6-8f35-51e75784661f.html

After the press conference attended by Baerbock, China announced that the country’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu would visit Russia on Sunday, where he will meet his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/04/14/germany-asks-china-to-intervene-to-stop-russias-war-in-ukraine

An image from the Russian Defense Ministry of the minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, right, arriving in Vladivostok on Saturday with Kim Jong-un of North Korea, center.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/world/asia/kim-jong-un-north-korea-russia.html

A Russian delegation, led by Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu was among the event’s honorary guests.

Source: https://sana.sy/en/?p=313928

Bizarrely, a large portrait of Putin was seen mounted in a corridor walked by Kim and Shoigu together, the Russian leader's face seen looming over the pair from a wall opposite a second portrait of the North Korean dictator.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-12348511/Kim-Jong-shows-drones-ballistic-missiles-Sergei-Shoigu.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“Deployment of nonstrategic nuclear weapons is an effective response to the aggressive policy of countries unfriendly to us,” Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said in Minsk during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/05/25/russia-formalises-agreement-to-deploy-nuclear-weapons-to-europe-in-belarus/

Earlier, the authorities released a video of Shoigu reviewing troops in Ukraine.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5509714/russian-defense-minister-makes-first-public-appearance-since-mercenary-revolt-demanded-his-ouster/

FILE PHOTO: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with heads of security services in Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2023.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-it-may-use-similar-weapons-if-u.s.-supplies-cluster-bombs-to-ukraine

He asked Shoigu: "Given your super long experience, please can you come to Bakhmut?"

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1769421/Wagner-boss-Putin-Ukraine-breakthrough

He said in a raised voice that defence minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of general staff Valery Gerasimov are handing out orders “left and right” not to supply Wagner with ammunition and not to support it with air transport.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23336986.wagner-group-owner-condemns-treason-russian-military-chiefs/?ref=rss

He was after Shoigu, and Gerasimov.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/russian-mercenaries%27-revolt-undermines-putin-and-could-lead-to-further-challenges-to-his-rule

Hours before releasing the statement, Mr Prigozhin’s spokespeople published a video of him angrily demanding ammunition from Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu and general staff chief Valery Gerasimov.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23503157.wagner-group-boss-threatens-bakhmut-pullout-ukraine/?ref=rss

In a photograph released by Russian state media, Gen. Sergei Surovikin, left, then commander of the Russian forces in Ukraine, with Defense Minister Sergei K. Shoigu, center, in December 2022.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/world/europe/general-sergei-surovikin-russia.html

In a video released by the ministry, Shoigu is seen awarding medals to Russian military personnel and touring a ruined town together with the district's commander, Colonel-General Rustam Muradov.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/russian-defence-minister-pays-rare-visit-to-troops-in-ukraine/article_5cadc892-ecbc-5d91-8f57-96ca292fcb99.html

In one extraordinary video, he shouted and cursed at Shoigu and Gerasimov, demanding ammunition so his men could keep fighting as he stood in a field littered with the corpses of Wagner fighters.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/08/24/obituary-yevgeny-prigozhin-crossed-putins-red-lines-with-short-lived-wagner-revolt/

In September 2022, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said 5,937 troops had been killed in the war.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/02/russia-to-boost-size-of-army-by-15-to-1-32-million/

Kim and Shoigu later on Saturday traveled to Vladivostok, where they inspected the Admiral Shaposhnikov frigate.

Source: https://wtop.com/russia-ukraine-war-news/2023/09/north-korean-state-media-says-kim-jong-un-discussed-arms-cooperation-with-russian-defense-minister/

Last month, he accused Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and others of "treason" for withholding supplies of munitions to his men.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/wagner-chief-says-russian-position-at-bakhmut-at-risk-without-promised-ammunition2

MOSCOW, Russia – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that Moscow’s forces were “progressing with success” near the eastern Ukrainian towns of Bakhmut and Vugledar, warning the West against ramping up arms supplies to Kyiv.

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/07/russia-advancing-with-success-in-east-ukraine-minister/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russia-advancing-with-success-in-east-ukraine-minister

On Saturday Kim met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who showed the North Korean leader Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles and warships.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/09/17/north-korea-kim-jong-un-heads-home-russia/