BERLIN: On the first anniversary of Russia's annexation of the four Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk and Luhansk, Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged reconstruction of the war-torn regions, reported German news agency (dpa).
"Schools, hospitals, residential buildings and roads, museums and monuments" would be rebuilt and reconstructed, Putin said in a video message released by the Kremlin on Saturday. All Russian regions were providing their "brotherly help" in the reconstruction effort, he added.
He thanked the people of the territories, whose determination had made Russia even stronger: "We are one people. And together, we overcome everything, find an answer to all challenges."Even after more than a year-and-a-half of war, Russia does not completely control any of the four annexed regions. Ukraine has also managed to retake occupied parts of the territories during months of fighting.
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