Child made to "thank" Putin at school opening ceremony in devastated Mariupol

On 1 September, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin "opened" a school in the devastated Russian-occupied city of Mariupol via video call. A child was pointedly brought in to thank the dictator for "taking care" of the city.

Source: Latvian-based Russian media outlet Meduza

Details: On 1 September, Putin took part in the opening ceremony of a school in Mariupol. He did this via a video call from Moscow.

Denis Pushylin, the terrorist head of occupied Donetsk Oblast, put a first-grader in front of the cameras to tell Putin: "Thank you very much for taking care of my beloved city of Mariupol."

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Mariupol has been almost completely destroyed by the Russian army since the start of the full-scale war with Ukraine. The city has become a symbol of resistance to Russian aggression.

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