President Putin visited the special military operation zone in the Ukraine war for the first time?

Kiev [Ukraine], December 21: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov recently confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the special military operations zone and spoke with military commanders, according to Russia's RIA Novosti news agency.
Earlier, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma (lower house) of Russia Andrei Gurulev wrote on Telegram channel on December 20 that President Putin first visited the "special military operation zone". special military, of course, it is extremely important that the Supreme Commander not only listens to the situation... but personally talks to all commanders and listens to everyone," Gurulev wrote on Telegram, according to the Then24.com page .
Commenting on the report, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "If he [Gurulev] means the headquarters where he [Putin] was on Friday (December 16), then yes." Peskov gave no other explanation.
Earlier, the Kremlin said that on December 16, President Putin visited the joint headquarters of the armed forces participating in Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine and had a meeting there with the senior commander. of the Russian army. The exact location of this headquarters was not specified in the Kremlin announcement.
Officially, President Putin has never visited a war zone in the current conflict with Ukraine, according to Then24.com. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on December 21, marking the 300th day since Russia began conducting a military operation in Ukraine, arrived in Bakhmut, the city in the eastern Donetsk region where fighting took place. the fiercest in recent months, according to Then24.com .
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper