Kursk Region Governor Alexander Khinshtein and Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov wait before an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073372
Russian Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District Yury Chaika, Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov and Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073371
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev attends an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073369
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board, as Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov sit nearby, at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073368
Participants stand for a moment of silence in memory of Russia's servicemen who died in the special military operation in Ukraine during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073367
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin leaves following an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073366
Participants attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073365
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin and Chairman of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugaev attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073352
Participants stand for a moment of silence in memory of Russia's servicemen who died in the special military operation in Ukraine during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073349
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands for a moment of silence in memory of Russia's servicemen who died in the special military operation in Ukraine during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073347
State Secretary - Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anna Tsivileva and First Deputy Finance Minister Leonid Gornin wait before an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073346
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev and State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin wait before an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073344
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands for a moment of silence in memory of Russia's servicemen who died in the special military operation in Ukraine during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073343
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073341
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073340
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073339
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073338
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073337
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board, as Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov sit nearby, at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073336
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073335
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073334
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073332
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board, as a screen shows information on the progress of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073331
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073329
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073327
Participants attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073324
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073319
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073316
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073273
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073266
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073265
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov waits for arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin before an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073217
Russian President Vladimir Putin is greeted by Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov before an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073216
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073215
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073214
In this video grab, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073118
In this video grab, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073102
In this video grab, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces - First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board, as a screen shows information on the progress of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073101
In this video grab, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073090
In this video grab, participants attend an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia.17.12.2025#9073089