 Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the commander of operations in Ukraine and other top military brass, the Kremlin said on August 19, a meeting that came after Ukraine claimed counteroffensive gains on the Southeastern Front. The Kremlin added that Putin, Russia's supreme commander-in-chief, listened to reports from Valerie Jarazimov, the chief of the General Staff of the Army in charge of Moscow's operations in Ukraine, and other top military commanders and officers. The Kremlin did not provide any additional details of the meeting and it was not clear when the meeting took place. Videos published by the RIA state news agency showed Jarazimov greeting Putin in what appeared to be nighttime and leading him into a building after a brief handshake. Rostov-on-Don, a city just some 100 kilometers from Ukraine's border, is home to the Russian Southern Military District command whose army is fighting in Ukraine.