Ukrainian authorities accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of visiting Mariupol in eastern Ukraine. taking advantage of the night to hide the reality of a city completely destroyed by his army and avoid prying eyes.
“As befits a thief, Putin visited the Ukrainian city of Mariupol at night undercover”, – notes the Ministry of Defense through his Twitter account.
He did this primarily because it’s safer, and also because the darkness also allowed him to highlight “what he wants to show,” the tweet continues, according to which the reality of the “completely destroyed” city is hidden and not visible. prying eyes of his few survivors.
The announcement follows Putin’s visit to Mariupol, which The Kremlin described as “working” and, apparently, decided spontaneously after his stay on Saturday in the Crimeadedicated to the anniversary of the annexation of this peninsula in 2014.
The visit to the port city is Putin’s first trip to the Donbass.
This was reported by the press service of the President of Russia. Putin arrived by helicopter in this city in the south of the Donetsk region, on the shores of the Sea of Azov, which last year was the scene of fierce fighting.
In the pictures published by Moscow, you can see Putin himself drives a Toyota, in which he travels around various parts of the city.accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnulin.
He then visits newly built apartment buildings with a playground in the center and talks to a group of several townspeople, apparently local residents.
According to Efe.