The Kremlin released footage showing Putin visiting the headquarters of an army group. 'It's important for me to hear your opinion on the situation,' Putin said to military commanders. Putin makes a rare visit to Ukraine frontline regions:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met troops in a frontline town Tuesday, a day after Russian leader Vladimir Putin visited occupied zones as Kyiv builds up to an expected counteroffensive.
Moscow has been seeking allies to confront the West as its war in Ukraine causes immense destruction and suffering but is far from Putin's goal of capturing control of the country. Moscow portrayed the trip as a marker of its control in occupied Ukraine, but Russia does not fully hold those areas despite claiming them after a widely-condemned annexation last year.
After Putin's visit was made public, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces had shelled the centre of the city of Kherson, killing one person and injuring nine.
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