A day after being accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, scene of some of the worst devastation of his year-old invasion.
Posted: Mar 19, 2023 6:43 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
The port city of Mariupol became known around the world as a byword for death and destruction as much of it was reduced to ruins in the first months of the war, eventuallyHundreds were killed in the bombing of a theater where families with children were sheltering. The Organization for Security and Cooperation and Europe said Russia's early bombing of athere was a war crime. Moscow denied that and has said since it invaded on Feb. 24 last year that it does not target civilians.
Kyiv and its allies say the invasion is an imperialistic land grab that has killed thousands and displaced millions of people in Ukraine.
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