- The pro-war event was held to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014
- But Putin also spoke about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he maintains is a 'special operation'
- Ukrainian forces have mounted stiff resistance and the West has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia
- At one point in Putin's speech, the crowd could be heard chanting 'Russia, Russia, Russia'
- Moscow police said more than 200,000 people were in and around the Luzhniki stadium for the rally
- The stadium played host to the 2018 World Cup final and has a capacity of 81,000 people
By CHRIS JEWERS and WILL STEWART FOR MAILONLINE
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