Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu now has no time for media activity, as he has a lot of worries related to Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, TASS reported.

"The defense minister has a lot of worries right now. A special military operation is underway. Of course, this is not exactly the time for media activity, this is quite understandable," he said.

Commenting on the information of the online publication "Agency" that Shoigu allegedly has "health problems," Peskov said: "You don't need to listen to the Agency publication, contact the Ministry of Defense."