Russia-Ukraine War: A day after being charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court, President Vladimir Putin surprised everyone by making a surprise visit to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol. According to news agency Reuters, Putin made a surprise visit to Mariupol, which has seen the worst destruction of his/her one-year-old invasion and Russia wrested Mariupol from Ukraine. Moscow’s state television showed extended footage of Putin being shown around the city on Saturday night, including meeting with residents and being briefed on reconstruction efforts by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusulin Went.

Russian army created havoc in Mariupol

The port city of Mariupol became known around the world as a symbol of 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. Hundreds were killed in the bombing of the theater where families with children were taking shelter. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said the initial bombing of the maternity hospital by Russia was a war crime. Moscow denies this and has said since the attack on February 24 last year that it does not target civilians.

Earlier, Putin had gone to Crimea and inaugurated a children’s school there. During this he/she was seen limping. The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has shared a video of it claiming that Putin is limping.

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Court issued arrest warrant on Friday

The International Criminal Court on Friday issued a warrant for his/her arrest, accusing him/her of war crimes for deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. Putin’s subsequent trip to Mariupol could be said to be in violation of the court order. he/she has not publicly commented on the move, but his/her spokesman said it was legally “null and void” and that Russia had been sued by the ICC. found the questions raised “offensive and unacceptable”.

The trip to Mariupol was Putin’s first visit to the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine’s Donbass region since the start of the war. While Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has made several trips to the battlefield to boost the morale of his/her troops and talk strategy, Putin has remained inside the Kremlin while Russia conducts its “special military operation” in Ukraine. Is.

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