The Kremlin: Putin went to Mariupol
after Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Ukrainian coastal city of Mariupol in
the Donetsk region, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing the
Kremlin media office.
This is the Russian president's first visit to the city, which was besieged for
months and destroyed by bombardment before the Russian army took it last
May.
Putin arrived in Mariupol by helicopter and then drove around the city, according
to the Kremlin. He also spoke with local residents, visited several important sites
and heard a report on the city's reconstruction works, according to the same
source.
Before that, Putin visited Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, on Saturday,
marking the ninth anniversary of its annexation.
Putin's last visit to Crimea dates back to November 2021.
Russia annexed Crimea on March 18, 2014, following a referendum that was
recognized neither by kyiv nor by the international community.
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