Putin pays surprise visit to Mariupol and command center in Rostov-on-Don

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Mariupol. An official video shows Putin driving a car through streets at night and speaking to people. The Kremlin says it happened late on Saturday. The visit came after Putin traveled to Crimea on Saturday in an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine, and just two days after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader. Mariupol was Russia’s first major victory after it failed to seize Kyiv and focused instead on southeastern Ukraine. Putin also visits the city’s Philharmonic Hall, which had been due to be used for trials of captured Ukrainian forces before they were released in a prisoner swap instead. Putin is also reported to have met top military commanders in Rostov-on-Don, a Russian city just east of Mariupol. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!