August 10, 2022

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said that the war in Ukraine began with Crimea and must end with its liberation. 

He stated these just hours after a string of explosions hit a Russian airbase there, killing one person.

Russia has played down the explosions, and a top Ukrainian adviser denied Ukraine was responsible.

Crimea is officially part of Ukraine but was annexed by Russia in 2014 after a referendum which the international community sees as illegitimate. Many Ukrainians see this as the start of their war with Russia.