MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Mariupol late on Saturday and overnight into Sunday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Sunday.

"It was late - late yesterday and last night in fact," he said when asked a respective question.

Putin also plans visits to a number of the country’s regions in coming 2-3 weeks, Peskov added.

"The president has plans to visit regions in coming 2-3 weeks," he said.