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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