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Servicemen of militia of Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) walk along a road outside Mariupol, Ukraine. On February 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine following recognition of independence of breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk republics.
- Categories: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Mariupol, Donetsk People's Republic
- Event date: 01.03.2022
- Date published: 01.03.2022
- Author: Ivan Rodionov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4388x3001px, 6.9Mb
- Job-ID: ea06f8ec628b613e