Russian President Vladimir Putin visited troops at a military base in Ukraine's southern Kherson region which is partly held by Russia, state media TASS reported Tuesday.

During the visit, Putin spoke with commanders from the airborne forces of Russia’s “Dnieper” army unit, while also meeting with other senior officers, according to TASS.

One of the purposes of the visit was to get a “report” from commanders on the situation in both the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia directions, TASS added.