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That had been rebuilt, one that the russian authorities had planned to use for show trials for some azovstal defenders. under bright streetlights, he was shown round a playground, only days after he was accused by the international criminal court of illegally deporting thousands of children from occupied parts of ukraine to russia. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. live now to our diplomatic correspondentjames landale in kyiv. i suppose if president putin wanted to visit somewhere that represented any sort of military success for russia in this war, mariupol was really one of his very few if not ...

Planned to use for show trials for some azovstal defenders. under bright streetlights, he was shown around a playground, only days after he was accused by the international criminal court of illegally deporting thousands of children from occupied parts of ukraine to russia. i spoke to james landale about why mr putin chose to visit mariupol. there are other places he could have visited, but mariupol was a long, slow victory last year. but it was a victory. the ukrainians held out for three months and there was a huge siege and then huge humanitarian crisis in the city, but eventually it fell t...

Translation: like all ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, - i feel that today, a war criminal whose name is vladimir putin visited the scene of a crime he committed for several months — destroying the city of mariupol. the only city russian aviation is carpet bombing is mariupol. this is what parts of mariupol actually look like — contemporary images from local residents showing still—ruined tower blocks. long lines of people queuing for food. all in stark contrast to the reconstruction that mr putin did get to see, including a theatre that had been rebuilt. under bright streetlight...

Translation: like all ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, - i feel that today, a war criminal whose name is vladimir putin visited the scene of a crime he committed for several months — destroying the city of mariupol. the only city russian aviation is carpet bombing is mariupol. this is what parts of mariupol actually look like — contemporary images from local residents showing still—ruined tower blocks. long lines of people queuing for food. all in stark contrast to the reconstruction that mr putin did get to see, including a theatre that had been rebuilt. under bright streetlight...

Like last year after three months of russian bombardment, during which ukrainian fighters held out at the azovstal steel plant — their long defence a symbol of ukrainian resilience. it was here, too, where russian forces bombed a maternity hospital — an early alleged war crime — along with a theatre where hundreds of civilians were sheltering and died. the mayor of mariupol told me how he felt about seeing mr putin in his city. translation: he is a criminal. he has come in person to see what he has done because criminals always return to the scene of the crime. he has come to see what he...