After the Sevastopol region of Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Mariupol, which is located in the Russian-occupied Donbass region. It was stated that Putin, who visited the Russian-occupied areas for the first time since the war that started in February last year, came to Mariupol by helicopter. Putin traveled by car in Mariupol, where he is closest to the front line, and chatted with the citizens.
In the news in the Russian press, it was stated that Putin visited a family at their home in the Nevsky district, a new residential area built by the Russian army, and said, “The President also examined the Mariupol coastline, where the yacht club, theater building and unforgettable places of the city are located.”
Russia captured Mariupol after fierce fighting in May last year, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe (OSCE) described the Russian bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol as a war crime.
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