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epa09974832 Russian President Vladimir Putin (2-R) accompanied by Pavel Krainyukov (R), Head of the Central Military Clinical Hospital named after P.V. Mandryk, meets with Russian servicemen Anatoly Shpakov (L) and Vladislav Chendylov (2-L) who were wounded during the Russian 'special military operation' in Ukraine, as he visits the Central Military Clinical Hospital named after P.V. Mandryk in Moscow, Russia, 25 May 2022. On 24 February, Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory in what the Russian president declared a 'special military operation', resulting in fighting and destruction in the country, a huge flow of refugees, and multiple sanctions against Russia. EPA/MIKHAIL METZEL / KREMLIN POOL / SPUTNIK / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT