President meets rehoused residents during tour of Russian-occupied Ukrainian city
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin as he visits Mariupol, Russian-controlled Ukraine, in this still image taken from video released on March 19 2023. Picture: KREMLIN.RU/REUTERS
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, eventually falling to Russian forces in May. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak via phone, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 16 2023. Picture; UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/REUTERS
Putin’s trip to Mariupol took place in darkness. State TV showed him at the wheel of a car, driving through the city in the company of his deputy prime minister, Khusnullin, and being briefed in detail on the rebuilding of housing, bridges, hospitals, transport routes and a concert hall.
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