Putin visits occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, is visiting Mariupol (Sputnik, Kremlin Press Service Pool Photo/AP/PA)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the port city of Mariupol in his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September.

Russian state news agencies reported on Sunday that he was in Mariupol, which became a worldwide symbol of defiance after outgunned and outmanned Ukrainian forces held out in a steel mill there for nearly three months before Moscow finally took control of it in May.