Russian president visits Crimea on anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine

"Accompanied by Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev and Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Pskov and Porkhov, chairman of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, the President toured an educational cluster consisting of the Korsun children’s centre, a branch of Artek centre, and a children’s arts centre opened on the park’s territory," the statement said.

In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula, taking it from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War.