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A serviceman of the militia of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) stands guard near a line of cars with local residents, who leave the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Donetsk People's Republic. On February 24 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine following recognition of the independence of breakaway Donetsk and Luhansk republics.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Social Issues
- Location: Mariupol, Donetsk People's Republic
- Event date: 17.03.2022
- Date published: 18.03.2022
- Author: Alexey Kudenko
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4668x2647px, 7.7Mb
- Job-ID: ff49211678516c99