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May 9, 2014 |
Victory Day in Ukraine and Crimea
President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea today for the first time since the Russian annexation for Victory Day celebrations. Cities in the Ukraine also celebrated, among the death and destruction from the continuing crisis between pro-Russian and Ukraine forces. --Leanne Burden Seidel (20 photos total)

A woman cries as she takes part in a procession of Wold War II veterans and their relatives during Victory Day celebrations in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on May 9. Crimea's largely Russian-speaking residents voted in March to become part of Russia, in a hastily organized referendum held as Russian troops patrolled the region. (MAXV VETROV/AFP/Getty Images)

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and World War II veterans lay flowers at a war memorial during Putin's visit to the Crimean port of Sevastopol on May 9. Putin's visit to Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow in March, is a "flagrant violation" of Ukraine's sovereignty, authorities in Kiev said today. (ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images) #

Local people greet Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival to Sevastopol, Crimea, May 9. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russia from Ukraine in March, to take part in celebrations marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. (SERGEI ILNITSKY/EPA) #

Pro-Russian women comfort each other while attending a pro-Russian rally during the commemoration of the Victory Day in Donetsk, Ukraine, May 9. Victory Day honors the armed forces and the millions who died in World War II. This year it comes as Russia is locked in the worst crisis with the West, over Ukraine, since the end of the Cold War. (Manu Brabo/Associated Press) #

A man jumps over a burning barricade outside the city hall in the southeastern port city of Mariupol, May 9. Ukrainian security forces killed about 20 pro-Russian rebels who tried to seize control of police headquarters in the eastern port city of Mariupol on Friday, the Interior Minister said. (Marko Djurica/Reuters) #

Ukraine's acting premier Arseniy Yatsenyuk (L) shaking hands with veterans during a ceremony marking Victory Day in Kiev on May 9. Russian President Vladimir Putin took a victory lap his first visit to Crimea since its annexation by Russia, as fighting in eastern Ukraine left at least 21 dead just days ahead of a separatist vote. The visit drew a sharp rebuke from authorities in Kiev, who accused the Russian strongman of stoking tensions with his visit to Sevastopol, home to Russia's Black Sea fleet. (ANDREW KRAVCHENKO/AFP/Getty Images) #

Fierce fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels broke out in Mariupol, killing at least 21 people, all but one of them insurgents, according to the interior minister. An attempt by around 60 rebels armed with automatic weapons to storm the police headquarters turned into a "full-scale military clash." (GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images) #

A boy walks in front of a WWII monument during a ceremony marking the Victory Day in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on May 9. Ukraine's government on Friday protested Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to annexed Crimea, where he inspected Russian naval forces in a commemoration of the Soviet victory in World War II. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images) #

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and FSB (Federal Security Service) Chief Alexander Bortnikov (L) attend a military parade marking the 69th anniversary of the victory over the Nazi Germany in the WWII in Sevastopol, Crimea, May 9. (ALEXEY DRUGINYN / RIA NOVOSTI / KREMLIN POOL via EPA) #