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UNIAN: British brass brand sparks diplomatic row with Ukraine by performing concerts in Crimea

By UNIAN.

Published Sept. 2, 2018 at 1:05 pm

A vehicle runs down the 19 km road-and-rail Crimean Bridge passing over the Kerch Strait and linking southern Russia to the Crimean peninsula on May 15, in Kerch, prior to the opening ceremony.

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A brass band has sparked a diplomatic row by performing a string of concerts in Russian-occupied Crimea. Symphonic Brass Wales, which has previously performed at the Royal Albert

Hall and at Six Nations rugby matches, played in six Crimean towns and cities during a ‘truly incredible’ 12-day tour of the region last month, The Daily Mail reported.