Celebrations on the streets of Crimea's main cities are being organised by Moscow to mark a year since the peninsula was annexed by Russia from Ukraine.
The annexation was completed after Russian troops were sent to the region amid international condemnation and after a disputed referendum boycotted by Crimeans loyal to Ukraine.
From Crimea's capital, Simferopol, Julia Lyubova reports.
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