Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula's annexation from Ukraine.
abc.net.au/news/putin-visits-crimea-on-anniversary-of-annexation-from-ukraine/102116410Russian President Vladimir Putin has travelled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula's annexation from Ukraine, the day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes.
Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said Mr Putin visited an art school and a children's centre on Saturday, locations that appeared to have been chosen in response to the court's action. "Obviously, security issues take top priority for Crimea and Sevastopol now," he said, referring to Crimea's largest city.During his visit to Crimea, Mr Putin stressed the importance of holding onto the region annexed by Russia from Ukraine back in 2014.
Writing on Telegram, the air force command said that 11 out of 16 drones were shot down "in the central, western and eastern regions." Among areas targeted were the capital, Kyiv, and the western Lviv province. Lviv regional Governor Maksym Kozytskyi said Saturday that three of six drones were shot down, with the other three hitting a district bordering Poland.
The Facebook update said that falling debris hit the southern Kherson province, damaging seven houses and a kindergarten.
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