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Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Russian-controlled Crimea, as the three-day presidential election kicks off. Early voting got underway in occupied territories of Ukraine, and the vote will also take place in Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014 -- a move that most of the international community has refused to recognise. IMAGES
Members of the Russian Investigative Committee work at the site of an explosion on Crimean bridge. Russia says two drones hit the bridge in the early hours of Monday and blames "the Kyiv regime." It is the second attack on the bridge, a personal project of President Vladimir Putin, during the Kremlin's 18-month long Ukraine offensive. IMAGES
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with representatives from the Gulf Cooperation Council, including the council's Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi. The meeting is set to touch on Russia's offensive in Ukraine and recent Israeli military operations in Palestine among other issues, according to Russian news agencies. IMAGES
Russia's Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov meet his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez in Havana, as part of his official visit to the island, the last stop on his tour of Latin American that included Brazil, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. IMAGES
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry in Brasilia where he is received by his counterpart Mauro Vieira. Brazil is Lavrov's first stop on a tour of Latin America, which will also include visits to Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. IMAGES
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives at the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi, greeted by his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar. IMAGES