MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. After his visit to Kazakhstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin stopped in Rostov-on-Don, where he visited the headquarters of the Southern Military District, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported.

"Having completed his official visit to Astana, Vladimir Putin, flew to Rostov, where he visited the headquarters of the Southern Military District," he said.

Putin was accompanied at the headquarters by Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Defense Ministry Valery Gerasimov and other military leaders.

"Vladimir Putin was introduced to new types of military equipment and they made reports on the progress of the special military operation," Peskov added.