Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges 'fight' for Crimea after 10 years of occupation

Pedestrians walk past a poster displayed in support of Russia's President Vladimir Putin in a street in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, February 14, 2024. A slogan on the poster reads: "Russia is not needed for the West, Russia is needed for us! REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine and its international partners must continue fighting to restore Ukrainian control over Crimea, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday as Kyiv marked a decade of Russian occupation of the Black Sea peninsula.

Moscow's troops seized control of Crimea in 2014 through a covert invasion, and then used it to help launch its full-scale assault on Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.