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Russia is set to bolster its military capabilities with the formation of two new combined armies and the addition of 14 divisions by the end of this year, announced Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow.

At least four people were killed and nine were wounded in Russian strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, the governor of the region said.
An air threat was announced in the Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk regions of Ukraine, as well as in parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions that are controlled by Kyiv.

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He added that the Minister of Defense of Russia, Sergei Shoigu, conveyed this information to the West, and it is up to them whether they will believe it.

As stated in the report, Russian military mobilization continues to face challenges and public indignation, so Putin will try to place Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu as main "scapegoat".

According to recent reports by independent Russian media, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ended up side-lined within Russia's leadership due to problems Russia is facing on the battlefield in Ukraine, with operational commanders briefing President Putin directly on the course of the war, the British Ministry of Defense states in its daily report on the situation in Ukraine.

Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu informed President Vladimir Putin

From Kyiv, they say that they lost too many people to cede their territory, so a standstill on the battlefield is not an option.
Ukrainian soldiers fighting in Donbas are not satisfied with the orders of the military leadership.

He also said that the West ignored Russia's proposals on "non-expansion of NATO" and that the security situation in Eastern Europe significantly worsened.
Shoigu added that Russia is slowing down the pace of the special operation in Ukraine due to the evacuation of the population.

Turkish and Russian defense ministers have discussed the humanitarian situation and the need for the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol in a phone conversation, the Turkish Defence Ministry announced late May 2.

Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu talked over the phone, the ministry said in a written statement.