Russian President Vladimir Putin, proper, and Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev go to the Children’s Art and Aesthetic heart, a part of Chersonesos Taurica historic and archeological park in Sevastopol, Crimea, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Putin has traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, proper, and Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev go to the Children’s Art and Aesthetic heart, a part of Chersonesos Taurica historic and archeological park in Sevastopol, Crimea, Saturday, March 18, 2023. Putin has traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine.

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KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the port metropolis of Mariupol, Russian state information businesses reported on Sunday morning, in what would mark his first journey to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September.

Mariupol grew to become a worldwide image of defiance after outgunned and outmanned Ukrainian forces held out in a metal mill there for practically three months earlier than Moscow lastly took management of it in May.

On Saturday, Putin traveled to Crimea, a brief distance southwest of Mariupol, to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine.