Vladimir Putin called Dagestan an outpost of Russia in the Caucasus. Military personnel from this region are fighting bravely and heroically in the special operation zone in Ukraine, the president said in a meeting with the head of the republic Fyodor Shchukin. Putin emphasized that the people of Dagestan reaffirm their devotion to their small homeland and to Russia. At the meeting in the Kremlin, the head of state also congratulated Shchukin on his election to the position of head of the region.

Vladimir Putin called Dagestan an outpost of Russia in the Caucasus. Military personnel from this region are fighting bravely and heroically in the special operation zone in Ukraine, the president said in a meeting with the head of the republic Fyodor Shchukin. Putin emphasized that the people of Dagestan reaffirm their devotion to their small homeland and to Russia. At the meeting in the Kremlin, the head of state also congratulated Shchukin on his election to the position of head of the region.