# Putin arrives in Far Eastern city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk

https://mins.news/en/item/19516

- TASS, 2026-08-11 21:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2171595

> Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Far Eastern city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. He is scheduled to attend the concluding stage of exercises conducted by the Pacific Fleet.

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