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Putin Plays in Ice Hockey Match on 63rd Birthday

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part took part in an ice hockey match at the Bolshoi Ice Palace in Sochi on October 7, on the day he celebrated his 63rd birthday. The match, which was organised to mark the fifth season of the Russian Night Hockey League, saw Putin team up with Soviet-born NHL stars to take on Russian Minister of Defence, Sergey Shoygu, as well as other Russian officials. Credit: Kremlin