A split image showing Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (right) visiting different regions in Ukraine over the past week.Russian TV Pool via AP/Ukrainian Presidency Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Days after Putin's dead-of-night trip in Ukraine, Zelenskyy visited troops near the front lines. Putin's visit to Mariupol featured edited videos and was criticized by Ukrainian officials. Photos show the two leaders' starkly different trips to the two cities, one of which is the site of fierce fighting. Days after Russian President Vladimir Putin's surprise trip to the occupied city of Mariupol, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops in Bakhmut — currently the heart of the bloodiest fighting in the war.