Before the gala event to mark the centenary of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. From left to right: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia and First Deputy Defence Minister Valery Gerasimov, President Vladimir Putin, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, and First Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, Vice Admiral Igor Kostyukov.
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