Russia's Shoigu inspects nuclear submarine modernisation in Far East

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visits the "Zvezda" (Star) military plant in the far eastern Primorsky region, Russia, in this still image from video published September 15, 2023. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu checked on the repair and modernisation of the Pacific Fleet's nuclear submarines at a top military shipyard on Friday, his ministry said.

Shoigu earlier this week took part in talks between President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un who visited two aviation plants in the town of Komsomolsk-on-Amur on Friday.