Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said the war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said the war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation from Russian occupation.

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The Ukrainian president's comment, made in his nightly address, came after a string of explosions hit a Russian airbase in the annexed Crimean peninsula, killing one person. Zelenskiy did not directly mention the blasts but said: 'Crimea is Ukrainian and we will never give it up'

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